November 01, 2023 11:02 AM UTC

Ken Buck Will Not Run Again In 2024

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE #2: Here’s the final Buckpedal:

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UPDATE: Via The New York Times:

“We lost our way,” said Mr. Buck, 64, who announced his intentions in interviews and a video news release. “We have an identity crisis in the Republican Party. If we can’t address the election denier issue and we continue down that path, we won’t have credibility with the American people that we are going to solve problems.”

His announcement followed one earlier Wednesday by Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas and chair of the Appropriations Committee, who said she also would not run again next year. She too played a prominent role in the speaker showdown. Others are likely to follow suit given the chaos that has engulfed the Republican-led House.

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As NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reports, Congressman Ken Buck (R-Greeley) will not seek re-election in 2024:

“I’ve decided that it is time for me to do some other things. I always have been disappointed with our inability in Congress to deal with major issues and I’m also disappointed that the Republican Party continues to, you know, rely on this lie that the 2020 election was stolen and rely on the January 6th narrative and the political prisoners from January 6th and other things. If we’re going to solve difficult problems, we’ve got to deal with some very unpleasant truths or lies and make sure we project to the public what the truth is.”

“KenSNBC” even made the announcement on…MSNBC. Buck’s retirement is a development we’ve been anticipating for months. We’ll get to what comes next in a later post, but rest assured that Colorado’s 2024 election cycle just got a lot more interesting. The Colorado Republican Party is certainly excited — so excited, in fact, that they didn’t bother to say goodbye to Buck first:

And remember, once again: You heard it here first.