15.虽然共和党对于多年的失败也很沮丧，但是依然相信科罗拉多州是一片“沃土”， 今年他们就招募了代表这个州东部地区的温和派的国会议员Cory Gardner，目的是为了向民主党人Mark Udall发起挑战，以谋求其在2008年取得的参议院席位。
Frustrated by years of defeat but convinced Colorado was still fertile ground, Republicans this year recruited Cory Gardner, an affable congressman who represents the state’s east, to challenge Mark Udall, a Democrat, for the Senate seat he won in 2008.