Posted on 02/26/2014 6:34:01 PM PST by cotton1706
News broke this afternoon of a rumor that Rep. Cory Gardner of Colorado’s 4th Congressional District would not seek reelection for his House seat and would instead enter the U.S. Senate race to challenge Mark Udall in November. We won’t bury the lede on this, this isn’t just a rumor. It’s a fact. Additionally, Ken Buck will exit the Senate race, endorse Gardner, and then run for the 4th Congressional District himself.
This is good news all around for a state party that has been woefully incapable of finding a path to victory in big federal races for the last decade.
As a matter of objective analysis, Cory Gardner is a proven fundraiser and has strong connections to the Eastern Plains region of Colorado, which his House seat represents, and which provides him with a built in voter bloc. Gardner also fits where Colorado is right now on the political spectrum.
In a state that is in the process of swinging back towards the right, largely led by the very same rural Coloradans he represented in CD4 , Gardner could be the best candidate to go up against an incumbent who has a record of voting with his party and an unpopular President 99% of the time.
When asked by RedState about the race switch, Ken Buck said, “I think Cory has the best chance to beat Senator Udall. But I still want to go to Washington D.C. and address the issues I have talked about in my campaign. That’s why I decided to run for the House.”
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Well,if this is true, I think it’s a good thing. Buck has a “losing” track record; Gardner is a “winner”. I feel a lot better about a pick-up in CO now. Harry Reid must have found a gold brick in his toilet this morning.
I’m surprised that Buck endorsed Gardner. Gardner is WAY to the left of Buck.
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Hey, with 90 percent of people in politics, or desiring to get into politics, it’s all about looking out for their interest first. Buck sees a better chance to get to D.C. this way. Most politician have a little “political whore” in them. Ask Rand Paul.
How is he on immigration?
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