Face the State

Face The State hit the streets Tuesday night in Denver's crowded Lower Downtown, where we spotted our fair share of Colorado Democrats living it up. Below the fold, view our slideshow including a surprised Sen. Bob Bacon ("How did you know I'm a Senator?"), a camera-shy Sen. Dan Gibbs outside the Democratic Leadership Council bash, and the "Obama Girl" stretching out her 15 minutes of fame.

We also caught up with Mary Smith, Chairman of the Denver Republican Party, for her take on Sen. Hillary Clinton's prime-time speech (audio to follow later today).

Also spotted downtown: political big-shots including Democrat strategist James Carville and state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff outside Rioja on Larimer Square, and Tamra Ward of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.