More and more media outlets are reporting what you Colorado Pols first reported two weeks ago: That national Republicans have pulled the plug on trying to win the Colorado Governor’s race. As MSNBC’s First Read writes today:
We have three takeaways after listening to the Tancredo-Wadhams debate: 1) It was clear that the GOP has given up on its two gubernatorial candidates in this key state; [Pols emphasis] 2) you had the state party leader and a former congressman saying things — publicly — that typically get said in smoke-filled back rooms; and 3) Republicans are getting close to blowing it in a battleground state in which they should make gains come November.
The Republican Governor’s Association quickly denied the news that it was pulling out of Colorado when we first reported the story on July 15 (later confirmed by Fox 31, and as we said then, it was an expected denial; of course the RGA wasn’t going to come right out and say, “Yup, that’s correct. Colorado is a goner.”
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What do they have to do to ACTUALLY blow it?
Better to look for previous examples of R’s blowing it and hope the local’s don’t go and join them.
Scott McInnis was driving them out.
Now Dick Wadhams has conceded the race.
Whatever the plan was a couple of weeks ago, there will be no reason for the RGA to send $s to CO. There is no certainty that there will be a GOP candidate if McInnis drops out.
One reason Tancredo’s in is that he seems convinced that McInnis won’t drop out.
Who would step up to be the designated loser?
That’ why I support Maes.
And Scott is toast
And little Tom’s quite slimy.