Democrats Take Aim at Musgrave

But in a GOP Stronghold, She’s Favored, Despite Controversies

• By Bree Hocking
• Roll Call Staff
• June 30, 2005, Midnight

With the clock ticking for Democrats to find a viable challenger to Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.) — whose vocal opposition to gay marriage has made her one of the biggest lightning rods for controversy in Congress — their hopes appear to rest on two vastly different state legislators.