•Scott McInnis–one of the biggest campaign “fails” of the cycle.

•Dave Kopel asks why the local media “drove the Maes bike story, but parked for Hickenlooper”:

•Tom Tancredo’s “money bomb” comes up a bit short but still packs a punch.

•Tancredo earns significant Tea Party support in the final week of the campaign.

•Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper hits the road, and Fox 31′s Eli Stokols has an inside look:

In a story in this morning’s Denver Post about a poll showing Hickenlooper 10 points ahead of Tom Tancredo, pollster Floyd Ciruli was quoted as saying that the conservative split has allowed Hickenlooper to run a “bland and issueless” campaign.
“By the measure of some pundits, solving problems and getting people together on the same page is bland and issueless,” said Hickenlooper, who’s gambling that a moderate Democrat can prevail amidst the expected Republican wave.
“Somebody needs to get some of the bitterness out of politics,” he said. “At least some of it. And to get the partisanship toned down so we can start solving problems.”

Whether or not the campaign has been “bland and issueless,” some of Hickenlooper’s comments have been colorful.

•Don’t like Dan Maes? Critical comments on Maes’ Facebook page are being yanked by the campaign.