Republican Rep. Mike Coffman
National Democrats were excited when state Sen. Morgan Carroll stepped up to challenge Republican incumbent Mike Coffman in the swingy CO-06, but it looks like she'll need to work a bit harder than planned in the primary. Wealthy physician Perry Haney has filed with the FEC and has
already invested $1 million of his own money into his new campaign committee, though he hasn't announced yet.
This is actually Haney's second campaign for this suburban Denver seat. He entered the race in December of 2011 and wasted little time taking pot shots at eventual nominee Joe Miklosi, casting him as a "career politician." Haney ended up dropping out in February after the GOP filed an FEC complaint against him, though he unconvincingly argued that he was quitting for business reasons. And this time the Republicans aren't even trying to hide how delighted they are to see him back, and we can expect to see him use the old "career politician" line against Carroll. Of course, after what happened last time, who knows if Haney will even make it to the primary ballot?