Poor Dan Maes. One little lie about having been an undercover agent for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation exposed, and you lose all support. Now it's not just Colorado Republicans, but the Republican Governors Association, too.
Gov. Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, had no kind words for his party's nominee for governor in Colorado Dan Maes. TPM has been chronicling Maes' problems over the last few weeks following his false claims he was a spy. Among his setbacks are the continued third-party candidacy of former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R) and Senate nominee Ken Buck (R) rescinding his endorsement.
Will the RGA stand by Maes with financial support?
"We have put some money in Colorado," Barbour told reporters during a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.
He added firmly, "We have put some money in Colorado. Past tense."
At least his Dem opponent, John Hickenlooper, is being charitable and giving him a chance to prove himself. The campaigns have agreed to a bizarre debate schedule of 9 debates in the next eight weeks. It'll be up to the individual debate sponsors to determine if Tom Tancredo is included.