Republican Mike Coffman and Democrat Andrew Romanoff. (The Denver Post)
Tonight’s congressional debate between former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff and U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in one of the most closely watched should an hour of political theater.
Here are five things to watch for in the Congressional District 6 debate, which is sponsored by The Denver Post and begins at 6 p.m. It will be live streamed.
1. Will the candidates spar over , as they did in the first two debates?
2. Which will happen first: Coffman reminding the audience that he’s a veteran (drink!) or Romanoff telling viewers his mother is a Democrat and his father is a Republican?
3. Will the candidates’ views get beyond Romanoff’s role in the 2006 special session and Coffman’s former admiration of immigration firebrand Tom Tancredo?
4. Will Coffman be on the defensive over his past support for and other arguments from the Democrats’ “war on women” playbook?
5. How many times will Coffman bring up Romanoff’s aggressively negative campaign in the 2010 Democratic primary? Related: Can Romanoff explain why Bennet recently deleted the ad where he calls the speaker “sleazy” and why did it take four years?
