Reader: Joe Miklosi won a Best of Denver, but is he the best candidate to take on Mike Coffman?

Joe Miklosi came out early as a Democratic willing to take on incumbent Mike Coffman in the sixth congressional district -- whatever that might look like when redistricting is done. But party insiders are saying that Miklosi -- despite his Best New Legislator win in the Best of Denver 2009...
By Patricia Calhoun
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Joe Miklosi came out early as a Democratic willing to take on incumbent Mike Coffman in the sixth congressional district — whatever that might look like when redistricting is done. But party insiders are saying that Miklosi — despite his Best New Legislator win in the Best of Denver 2009 — is not the strongest candidate to take on Coffman.

Who would be?

Here’s the view from Reuben Espinosa:

Miklosi is a solid Democrat and would make an outstanding Congressman. But the Denver Post today described Miklosi as “obscure.” Republican Coffman is anything but obscure.

While Romanoff has solid name recognition, I suspect state Sen. Morgan Carroll would stand a much better chance of beating Coffman in a one on one matchup. The Dems cannot afford to lose this one.

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Can Miklosi beat Coffman? Or will the Dems keep shopping for a new candidate?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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