2008 Election

Campaign 2008

Bentley Rayburn, Republican candidate for Colorado 5th Congressional District. (Denver Post file photo)

Bentley Rayburn, who is running for the Republican nomination in Colorado's 5th Congressional District, chatted with Denver Post readers on Wednesday, July 23 Following is a transcript of the chat.

Bentley Rayburn: Hello!

Dan Haley: Welcome to our noon chat with Major Gen. Bentley Rayburn, and thank you, Gen. Rayburn, for taking time out of your campaign schedule to meet with us. As always, keep your questions short, and the candidate will answer as many as possible. So let's get started: You finished third in the 2006 primary,

Dan Haley: why run again and what's different about 2008?

Bentley Rayburn: Dan, thanks for putting this on! This is a great way to talk and listen to a lot of folks.

Gus Evens: Who are some of the community leaders supporting your campaign?

Bentley Rayburn: I'm running because we need some real leadership in Washington, D.C. and we must have more miltary and national security experience in Congess for the country and for the 5th District


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