Listen to the robocall here.
"Hello, I'm Marilyn Musgrave. Until last month I was the congresswoman from Colorado," Musgrave said in the call, which was paid for by the Susan B. Anthony List, a political committee that supports anti-abortion candidates.
"Leftist special interests from around the country poured money into my district to defeat me. They overwhelmed us with money. And they smothered the truth with vicious attacks and lies.
"We are seeing the same pattern in Georgia. Pro-abortion radicals and liberal activists won't stop until they have a chokehold on our government. You can stop them with your vote. It's too late to change the results in Colorado, but on Tuesday you can cast your vote for Saxby Chambliss."
Musgrave has made no other public comments since shortly after vote totals started coming in the evening of Nov. 4. The three-term Republican incumbent was crushed by Democratic challenger Betsy Markey, 56 percent to 44 percent.
The incumbent didn't make the traditional post-election appearance to thank supporters, and never conceded defeat or called Markey to congratulate her. Musgrave has declined all interview requests since the election.
The robocall was made on behalf of "Team Sarah," which was created by the Susan B. Anthony List to build "a coalition of women dedicated to advancing the values that Sarah Palin represents in the political process."
Markey's campaign spokesman, Ben Marter, shrugged off Musgrave's comments.
"Betsy is honored to have been chosen by the voters to represent them. And she's working hard getting ready to go to Washington to represent the people of the 4th Congressional District," Marter said.
Independent groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund and Majority action spent about $3.5 million targeting Musgrave in this election, according to Federal Election Commission records. That was one of the highest independent expenditure amounts against any House candidate in the country this election.
Bob Duffy, the chairman of the political science department at Colorado State University, said Musgrave's analysis of the reasons for her defeat is understandable - and wrong.
"To be sure, the outside groups did take their toll, but I'm inclined to think she played an even bigger role in her own defeat," Duffy said, pointing to a large number of voters who cast ballots for Republican presidential candidate John McCain but not Musgrave.
"I think it is more likely that voters tired of her polarizing stances on social issues, her relentlessly negative campaign tactics, and her failure to offer positive agenda for the district. On top of that, Betsy Markey ran a very effective campaign, and offered a mix of fiscal conservatism and social tolerance that proved attractive to voters in 2008," Duffy said.
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