Rep. Ed Perlmutter, 57, a two-term Democrat from Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, is facing a serious challenge this fall from Ryan Frazier, 33, a Navy veteran and city councilman. While the Cook Political Report says that the seat “leans Democrat,” a poll from Magellan Strategies, a GOP polling shop, last month found Frazier leading Perlmutter by one point, 40 percent to 39 percent.

National Review Online caught up with Frazier today in Washington to talk about the race, the GOP “Pledge,” Rep. Paul Ryan’s roadmap for fiscal reform, and the state of play in the Centennial State.