Hateful bigot Marilyn Musgrave, who lost House seat by 12 points, hasn't conceded yet [View All]

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Bitterness generated by the bruising battle between Betsy Markey and Marilyn Musgrave apparently lingers days after voters decided the winner of the 4th Congressional District.

Incumbent Republican Musgrave, who lost to Democrat Markey by a 56 to 44 percent margin Tuesday, has yet to call and congratulate Markey on her win.

Musgrave also hasn't conceded the race, said Markey spokesman Ben Marter. "She has yet to admit defeat," he said. "It's a little bizarre."

Calls to Musgrave's campaign and congressional office went unanswered Friday....

Not congratulating a political opponent has certainly happened in the past, but it's also "not the norm," said Bob Duffy, chairman of the Colorado State University political science department.

"There is no doubt that someone in that campaign is not happy about losing," said Duffy.

"We would have appreciated a call," Markey spokesman Marter said. "But we're moving forward."

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Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave. This three-term Republican is best known as the main sponsor of the heinous and unsuccessful Federal Marriage Amendment,the proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as "the union of a man and a woman" and bar any recognition of same-sex marriage or "legal incidents thereof" in the United States. In 2006, she announced that gay marriage was "the most important issue that we face today."The American Conservative Union ranks Musgrave as the most conservative member of the House.

Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusettsnotes one thing he admires about Musgrave: "If you're going to have someone who's a hater, it's best that she's not very bright. I appeared with her in a couple of forums to debate her bill, but she's totally incapable of even explaining what it says."