Early voting began today in Colorado.

CO-3

•Scott Tipton outraised Rep. John Salazar in Q3 in CO-3. But are Democratic groups waking up too late in backing Salazar?

CO-4

•Rep. Betsy Markey and Cory Gardner are lighting up the fundraising circuit and on pace to shatter a record in the district.

•Sneaky–Al Gore was set to appear on Saturday on behalf of Markey in Boulder, Colorado. No media was allowed, and there do not appear to be any media reports from the weekend.

CO-7

•Rep. Ed Perlmutter swatting Ryan Frazier’s hand in Saturday’s debate has picked up national attention–Politico says pols are “losing it.”

•Frazier has released a new ad targeting Perlmutter–”Cartwheels”:

•VFW’s political arm endorsed Perlmutter over Frazier, a Navy veteran.