"Spurred on by rumors that Congressman John Salazar, D-Colo., might be on President-elect Barack Obama’s short list to head the Department of Agriculture, the federal lawmaker issued the following statement to Political Notebook:

CO GOP to Obama: You can't relate

A Face the State Staff Report

July 2, 2008

In a press conference organized by the Republican National Committee, state GOP chief Dick Wadhams and state Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colo. Springs, accused Obama of tacking to the middle in an effort to gain support from moderates and unaffiliated voters.

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