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    Will Trump And Guns Be Enough To Unseat An Endangered House Republican?

    Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman is one of the GOP's most battle-tested incumbents. In 2018, President Trump's unpopularity and an energized Democratic base present his toughest hurdles to re-election yet.
    by Susan Davis Mar 29, 2018 4 minutes
    U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., accepts a gift of a traditional Ethiopian shirt from Girum Alemayehu at an Ethiopian festival in Denver in August 2016. Coffman has survived multiple tough re-election campaigns in part due to his outreach to various immigrant communities in his district.

    The latest flash point in the nation's gun debate sent millions of Americans marching into the streets over the weekend in cities like this one to call for stricter gun laws.

    "I've never, until this year I haven't contributed a dime in my entire life to anybody's campaign. This year? I've given more money than I ever thought I would do," said David Frieder, a retiree who attended Saturday's gun march in downtown Denver.

    Frieder is holding a protest sign that attacks Colorado politicians who have taken contributions from the National Rifle Association. Among them is his congressman, Republican Mike Coffman. "He continues to support the NRA and take money from the NRA, and doesn't return it, and I'm tired of it," he said.

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