In the fifth of a series of debates between Ed Perlmutter (D) and Rick O’Donnell (R), candidates for the open seat to replace Bob Beauprez, who was running for governor, talked about the economy, national security, health care, and other issues. This debate was the first debate of the series that included the third-party candidates, Roger McCarville of the American Constitution Party candidate and Dave Chandler of the Green Party.


Panelists were Jim Benemann of CBS 4, Aaron Harber of KBDI Channel 12, and Chris Barge of the Rocky Mountain News.