Colorado Republican wraps up tough week on the trail

by Sean J. Miller - 04/16/10 2:27 PM ET

DeMint has made headlines in several GOP primaries this cycle. He was an early supporter of Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio (R) — he introduced him at the recent CPAC conference in Washington — and backed conservative state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R) in California. He also toyed with the idea of backing developer Patrick Hughes’s primary challenge to now-Illinois GOP Senate nominee Mark Kirk.

DeMint’s support has become a counter-weight to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who is backing Republican Carly Fiorina in California and Norton in Colorado. McCain also backed Kirk in Illinois and he has supported Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) in the past.

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