November 14, 2008 03:23 AM UTC

Colorado GOP Chairman Chessboard Update

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• by: Colorado Pols

We talked yesterday about emerging challengers to Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams, whose handling of the 2008 election has been widely criticized both anonymously and publicly.

One potential candidate we mentioned is rather nastily denying he plans to challenge Wadhams–Politicker caught up with Dan “Under The Bus” Kopelman earlier today:

“Tell your contacts who floated that rumor that he or she is an imbecile and should have the guts to go on record rather than lurking in the shadows of anonymity like so many cowards of the left-wing blog world,” Kopelman continued in the e-mail. “Dick would make a fine chairman for the State GOP and is perfectly capable of multi-tasking when he chooses to.”

Okie-dokie then. Scott McInnis protege Mike Hesse, on the other hand?

Mike Hesse, rumored to be a candidate to succeed Colorado Republican Party Chair Dick Wadhams next March, said Wednesday that he’s in “wait-and-see mode” about  entering the race.

“It’s too early to tell,” said the former state GOP executive director, though he didn’t rule out the possibility of a run.

One major decision Hesse is waiting on is if Wadhams will seek re-election…

Translation: he’s waiting to see if Wadhams successfully clobbers the growing threat to his leadership before it gains momentum. You wouldn’t want to be on the losing side of that, either.

Stay tuned, readers, there’s much more to this developing story–and we’re waiting to hear back on a game-changing name that might get thrown into the mix shortly.