
Secretary of State Mike Coffman can take heart in being the clear front-runner in the Republican primary race to succeed Colo. Rep. Tom Tancredo, but it's worth noting that rival Wil Armstrong seems to be picking up steam. A steady stream of high-profile Republicans has come out in favor of Armstrong in the last week as he campaigns for the Sixth Congressional District seat.
Armstrong, a former mortgage banker and small businessman from Greenwood Village who is the son of former U.S. Sen. Bill Armstrong, is positioning himself as a fiscal conservative whose experiences in the private sector will bring fiscal discipline to Washington, D.C.