September 06, 2006 02:44 AM UTC

Rumor Du Jour

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• by: Colorado Pols

Is Bob Beauprez going to drop out of the race for governor?

That’s the rumor that has been swirling around all weekend, and we’ve heard it coming from so many different directions that it would almost seem true – if it made any sense at all.

We don’t believe there’s any truth to this, in large part because it would make little sense for Beauprez to just drop out now. He’s not going to be able to run for re-election to his congressional seat, so the only reason to quit would be because he just doesn’t want to stick out two more months of the campaign.

We don’t put much stock into the rumor, but what is interesting is how far it has traveled. A lot of people are really discussing this rumor, which in itself says a lot about the perception of Beauprez’s campaign for governor.