Doug Lamborn Lacks the Courage to Debate
May 15, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: The Denver Post by Kurtis Lee COLORADO SPRINGS — With three weeks to go until ballots are sent out in the all-mail primary election that will determine who will represent the 5th Congressional District, Robert Blaha, a boisterous businessman whose deep pockets have made him a viable challenger, says he has asked incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug ...
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Lamborn’s Ad Leans Deceptive, Says Denver Post
May 8, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: The Denver Post by Kristen Leigh Painter The campaign vitriol leading up to the Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District on June 26 is reaching new levels on some TV and radio ads. In “Honor,” the 31-second version of the above ad that aired on television, incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn levels two heavy-handed accusations against ...
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Poll Shows Upstart Blaha Within Striking Distance of Lamborn
Apr 18, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: The Colorado Observer by Mark Stricherz COLO. SPRINGS — Casting himself as a conservative outsider and business leader, Robert Blaha is picking up steam in his campaign against Rep. Doug Lamborn ahead of this year’s Republican primary. Based on a poll the Blaha campaign commissioned, the challenger is within striking distance of Lamborn, a three-term incumbent from ...
Continue ReadingVoters Make 5th CD a Two-Man Race
Apr 13, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: The Colorado Springs Gazette by John Schroyer DENVER — The Republican race for Congressional District 5 is now officially a two-man race. At the 5th Congressional District assembly on Friday, incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn stomped challenger Doug Bergeron, a Colorado Springs insurance salesman, 532 to 84. His only primary opponent now is businessman Robert Blaha, who ...
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Robert Blaha Keynotes Royal Gorge Tea Party Meeting
Apr 4, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: Cañon City Daily Record by Rachel Alexander Royal Gorge Tea Party members heard from several political candidates Tuesday during their meeting at the Valley Chapel. Before the candidates spoke, the members voted to endorse tea party member Johnny Herndon in his candidacy for District 1 County Commissioner. No other endorsements were made. Among the various candidates who spoke ...
Continue ReadingBlaha Certified for Ballot
Apr 3, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: The Colorado Springs Gazette by John Schroyer Businessman Robert Blaha, who is challenging incumbent Republican congressman Doug Lamborn in a primary, was certified for the ballot on March 26 by the secretary of state’s office. Blaha, who announced his certification on Tuesday, said he’s “well ahead of where he wanted to be.” Though Blaha only needed 1,000 ...
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Political Class Warfare
Mar 22, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: Colorado Springs Independent by Chet Hardin Just around the corner from the regional office of U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn sits The Presidio, a four-story, glass-faced wedge of an office building on Kelly Johnson Boulevard. One first-floor suite has been home to Robert Blaha's company for the past 17 years. But since Jan. 20, when Blaha announced his ...
Continue ReadingGuest Column: It’s Time for Leadership
Mar 11, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: Colorado Springs Gazette by ROBERT BLAHA, GUEST COLUMNIST I’m Robert Blaha and I’m running for Congress in Colorado’s 5th District against incumbent Doug Lamborn in the upcoming June 26 primary. I’m running because it is time for men and women with proven leadership skills and depth of business acumen to transform the culture of our legislature. For ...
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“Send me to Congress” Ad Airs
Mar 5, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: Denver Post Colorado Springs businessman Robert Blaha says his campaign has invested in a new round advertisement buys that will keep the campaign on broadcast, cable and radio through March in southern Colorado. Blaha and insurance agent Douglas Bergeron are challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a June primary for the 5th Congresssional District seat. This ...
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Blaha Mounts Challenge to Lamborn in 5th District
Feb 25, 2012 Comments Off Blaha Press TeamSource: Denver Post by Kurtis Lee COLORADO SPRINGS — On a recent morning, Robert Blaha, a novice in the realm of politics, huddled with volunteers at his campaign headquarters in the ultraconservative 5th Congressional District to outline his strategy. In his quest to unseat conservative stalwart Rep. Doug Lamborn, he told those gathered, he wouldn't harp on the ...
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