We’ve brought up the decision by gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis to hang his hat on support for the Army’s expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site a number of times–usually associated with the words “strategic blunder” or “alienating the base.” Though arguably helpful to with the military vote in El Paso County, elsewhere the issue of the Army’s repeated attempts to drive ranchers out of the area doesn’t play well with conservatives or liberals.
It would seem that McInnis’ campaign understands this to at least some degree, as the Pueblo Chieftain reports:
Scott McInnis was always known as a high-energy campaigner, but his first whirlwind tour for governor this week may be a case of too much speed for Pueblo voters.
McInnis, the former six-term Republican congressman, announced his candidacy on Monday in Denver and immediately set out on a quick blitz of the state, heading for Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Delta, Montrose, Alamosa, Walsenburg and then-zoom-onto Colorado Springs.
But no stop in Pueblo.
“Soon,” McInnis’s spokesman Josh Green said Tuesday. “We’re working on organizing an event there.”
Make no mistake, McInnis will be greeted by “Not One More Acre” protest signs in Walsenburg, but Pueblo is the economic hub of Southern Colorado, and opponents to the expansion of Pinon Canyon are probably more numerous in Pueblo than anywhere else in the state. We have trouble imagining his public rally would go very well down there, and that’s why there isn’t one.
Oh! We see the Chieftain was kind of enough give their readers a trip planning heads-up:
McInnis, who’s also come out in favor of the Army’s expansion at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, [Pols emphasis] will be in Walsenburg [Thursday] from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
From Rocky Ford, use state highway 71 to state highway 10 westbound. Pueblo residents, just a short drive south on I-25. If you’re interested in some unplanned fireworks along the route of McInnis’ carefully-manicured reannouncement tour, saddle up for Walsenburg!
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of lingering resentment over promises not kept concerning the original PCMS land acquisition.
It has the validity of being born of a sense of having been cheated.
I would not think to question that resentment.
But the current campaign is not a campaign to protect property rights, its a campaign to deny them.
Huh ?
The current campaign is intended to keep property owners from being able to voluntarily sell their land to the Army.
Condemnation and Eminent Domain are off the table.
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Condemnation and Eminent Domain are off the table.
Announce your candidacy and draw all of 90 people, as The Daily Sentinel reports. And given the Sentinel’s record of overestimating attendance at R events, one wonders if you subtract reporters, staff, law enforcement and family from that “90” people, if the number of supporters might not be closer to 10.
Stealing Penry’s worn out and debunked whine, McInnis displayed his style of Janet “Bestiality” Rowland inability to think for himself when he repeated the lie that sensible environmental regulation has driven drillers away. And McInnis showed his hole cards of basing his campaign on lies when he foolishly said Governor Ritter “cost the state the Air Force’s Cyber Command.” Peterson AFB never had the Cyber Command to begin with. The Air Force chose Lackland AFB because of the needs and criteria they set from the beginning. If anyone has a legitimate bitch about the location, it should be Barksdale, AFB in Louisiana. I guess when he does not have a plan for economic recovery, grasping at straws and lies may be all that is left him.
Judging from the comments the report drew, it looks like McInnis will have a very difficult time convincing anyone in Mesa County that he deserves a second look.
A very weak start in Denver and Grand Junction for Scooter.
Any word on how many people have attended his other events?
I am also hearing that Josh Penry has had a problem drawing crowds.
Ritter may survive after all
but interestingly enough includes to crowd estimate. I take that to mean very few…