CO-GOV: Penry steps aside fearing 527

Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009 4:58 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: Republicans, 2010

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
A campaign source says that up-and-comer Josh Penry decided against a CO-GOV primary challenge against Scott McInnis, his former boss in Congress, because he was scared off, in part, by a 527 that was ramping up for McInnis that was set to go after Penry. He is sitting out the 2010 cycle and is NOT running for CO-3 despite the rumors.

The news of Penry dropping out of the race was first reported by the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza.

The source added that Penry's Name ID, they were seeing, was only about 15% to 20% statewide, and Penry felt that a 527 and a nasty political fight could have ruined or significantly damaged his reputation and hurt his political capital with Republicans. This path helps Penry, who's only 33, build up political capital, the source said.

The source cites the elections on Tuesday as the turning point for Penry to decide to step aside. He said they demonstrated a need for the GOP to unify around one candidate. Though the source cited specifically the results in New Jersey and Virginia, NY-23 certainly fits that rationale as well.

The source added that the Penry didn't want to split Republican money and then have to run, if he survived the primary, against an entrenched incumbent.

"He'll live to fight another day," the source said of Penry, adding he's "not looking at switching from the governor's race to the third congressional district. ... This allows him to build up enormous political capital for year to come."

Penry told McInnis in person of his decision today.

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KJ - Orlando: '...Time for a little Tea Liberals? Do you take one lump, or six?...'

Make it none !!

So the Tea Baggers are gonna 'Goose Step' their way into our hearts ??

How effective have they been so far ?
They wanted to 'kill the bill'

In your face !!
It must SUCK to be a Tea Bagger !!

Great Jobn in the NY-23 congressional race !!

HA ! HA !!

MSierra, SF

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That's it liberals. Ignore the NJ and VA races from last week. Ignore the 10%+++ unemployment numbers. Ignore the polls that say the 'Reset' button should be pressed on HCR. Just keep ignoring everything negative said about you libreals. That's what elections are for . . . .

KJ - Orlando (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 5:27 PM)

From earlier:

Better get your barf bag out, Redhead. This plan is deficit neutral for 10 years and then costs explode. The Democrats are counting on Americans being ignorant to their gimmickry.
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Don’tcha just LOVE all the phony outrage? I have to ask where were YOU when ‘W’ & his sidekick the ‘Dick’ were spending billions a month on a bogus WAR?

Hell the dynamic duo of destruction didn’t even BOTHER to try to hide the fact they were screwing us & NOT including those billions (rapidly approaching 1Trillion) in their so called budget(s)??

If that’s NOT gimmickry… I have a slightly used bridge to nowhere that you might be interested in…

I ask the question again to the righties… WHY is it okay to spend Billions on killing people and NOT okay to TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN!

One thing remains consistent and that is you righties sure have some effed up priorities!

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 5:28 PM)

You forgot the failure called Bush's little war in Iraq. You know, the one predicated on lies and oops no WMD after all? But your hatred clouded your memory there a bit didn't it? Well, there are always those of us with clear minds to remind people that sometimes one's actions, especially a POTUS go beyond one's term in office or even one's lifteime.
eagle1776

Eggs: Bush isn't president any more. Just like Obama won't be president anymore soon enough. Do try to keep up.

Lancer (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 5:29 PM)

MSierra in San Fran (earlier)

It doesn't suck to be a TEA BAGGER.

You have no idea what my sign said about you.

It gives us a big space to sound off.

Don't give yourself credit for being what you are.

Pablo Peso (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 5:32 PM)

Now I see why Democrats lied about taking abortion out of the House HCR bill. It covers up for the fact that the bill also covers illegals.

Sally Mays, Denver (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 5:36 PM)

Gee !!
It sounds like a 'real tragedy'

Boo Hoo
A rising star in the GOP ??

Does he believe in Creationism ?
How about Death Panels ?
Is he a 'Beck disciple' ?
Does he think Obama is a Kenyan ?
Is he in favor of Tea Parties ?
Did Man walk with Dinosaurs ?
Does Jesus want us to fund 'Star Wars' ?
Shall we 'Let them eat cake' ??

You gotta run the gauntlet ot be a Gooper !!

MSierra, SF (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 5:37 PM)

Typical Republican't... ALWAYS a day late and a few $$$ short! lol lol

Write away Susan... there will be no 'do-overs'! You all had your chance to participate and instead chose to do NOTHING!

The time for compromise with the dopes of nope has long passed!!!
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This is a Republican making a sincere effort toward reform. She wasn't on one of the committees writing the bill. Give her some credit, Angry Redhead.

Hokie from VT (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 5:46 PM)

60,000 + have quit their AARP membership because it supports The Puddin' Pelosi HealthCare Bill.

No, you won't hear that on CNN and ABC.
They won't even print it in the newspaper.

I wonder why it's not listed here as a topic.
It IS the truth. Even common sense tells you people are opting out.

Palomino (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 6:00 PM)

Jesus was a Socilist - "And he pointed to the face on the coin and said, "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's"

Just saying, Austin, TX (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 6:06 PM)

Charming !!

From Think Progress:

'...Right-Wing Unleashes Racism on Rep Cao

Representative Joseph Cao is a freshman Republican who won 49.6 percent of the vote against a corrupt incumbent in a district that’s 64% black and has a median income of $25,000. I think it should come as no surprise that someone in that situation might want to break with the GOP leadership now and then. For example, he voted for the health care reform bill last night. For his trouble, he’s being treated to some interesting tweets:

RT @RightBloggerPat: @AnhJosephCao You Bastard piece of sh*t f*ck! GO BACK TO Saigon, South Vietnam where you fucking BELONG GOOK! #TCOT

There’s also a whole bunch of folks who’ve decided that it’d be hilarious to start referring to Rep. Cao as “Mao” because, you see, they’re both responsible for the deaths of millions Asians. Also this.

I think the conservative movement is going to continue to struggle in a decreasingly white American...'

White Republicans are SOOOOO Understantings

Msierra, SF (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 6:20 PM)

Probably another moderate threatened by the jack booted brown shirted far right wing extremists.

eagle1776 (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 6:49 PM)

So if you swallow your pride and fall in line behind the republcian machine in CO then you may be building political capital but the rest of us think you are a weenie unworthy of our vote.

swallow hard penry (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 7:13 PM)

McInnis is a strong candidate to go against the Dem govenor, but we haven't heard the last of Penry-he is a strong up and comer in the party ranks.

Robert, Grand Junction, CO (Sent Monday, November 09, 2009 11:47 PM)

OBAMA JUSTICE DEPT. IS PROTECTING MUSLIM TERRORISTS.

TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Fort Hood Suspect Warned of Muslim Threat Within Military ... !

Was under FBI probe in 2008 ...

RADICAL CLERIC TIED TO SHOOTING ...

Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda ...

•Alleged Fort Hood Shooter Frequented Local Strip Club (sounds familiar to the 9/11 terrorists?) ...

Alleged Fort Hood Shooter Tied to Mosque of 9/11 Hijackers ...

ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL SPEAK TO CONTROVERSIAL MUSLIM CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP ... ! ("speaks to controversal Muslim group" --- What the Hell is Going On?)

OBAMA JUSTICE DEPT. PROTECTING MUSLIM TERRORISTS.? (Sent Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:24 AM)

I would assume that someone in the family will ISSUE the names of the Board of Directors from the three firms that have decided to grant these ridiculous "bonuses" that the boys believe are "due & owing" to the tune of $ 250k / person. Only when the BOARD gets the heat will this nonsense end. I suggest maybe ED gets this opportunity !!!!!

David A. DeBra Mt. Adams, Ohio 45202 (Sent Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:36 AM)

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