More light has been shed on the Colorado Democracy Alliance, a coalition of wealthy and once clandestine donors who helped turn Colorado from a solidly red state to trusted blue over just the last five years.

With the national political rumor mill is abuzz about the prospect that MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews is exploring his own bid for U.S. Senate, we got to thinking here at Face The State about who we’d consider as top political prospects here in Colorado.

An attack ad aired by the union-backed campaign coalition Protect Colorado's Future received failing grades from two Denver television stations. CBS 4 found the ad "ignored" key substantive information while a 9 News analysis found it contained more opinion and conjecture than fact.