A proposal for the Democrats regarding the 2004 U.S. Senate race in Colorado, following the retirement announcement of Ben Nighthorse Campbell:

Draft Jeralyn Merritt

I have no idea if she has any interest in the job (right now she's recovering from wrist surgery, and she's got a successful law practice), but she's a real progressive Democrat, brilliant, well-spoken, and she has a track record of thrashing right-wing blowhards in televised debates.