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Campbell has spent this campaign reminding voters of Lamm's written record (she was a Denver Post columnist for more than 20 years), but he's having a little trouble remembering which party he's rooting for this year. At one county Republican Assembly meeting, he ended his address, saying, "I hope when I come back in two years I'll look across this auditorium and just see it filled with Democrats." (He didn't learn of his mistake until he was off-stage.) In the meantime, the Campbell campaign has put Lamm's portfolio of op-ed clips on center stage. Samples like, "I would isconnect every incubator from every baby with a birth weight of less than 1lb, 10 ounces, many who would die anyway..." (February 2, 1992), have given Republicans the breath to call her liberal, even a radical.

For her part, Lamm's campaign researchers have compiled a list of every one of Campbell's missed votes in the Senate - many of which were from 1996 when he was recuperating from a motorcycle accident. And she's used every opportunity to shine headlights on Campbell's flip-flops. For instance, Campbell denounced NARAL in a letter he sent to Republican caucus delegates before their spring convention; only six years ago, however, he accepted an independent expenditure from the group. She even sent tumbling acrobats to his events.

Campbell has out-fundraised and even outsmarted Lamm during this campaign. When she used a poster during a debate to illustrate his spotty Senate attendance record, he pulled out a blank poster emphasizing her lack of political experience. There may be some tightening in the polls, but Campbell is favored.