October 23, 2009 08:49 PM UTC

On That Dana Perino McInnis Endorsement

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• by: Colorado Pols

Youtubed, the ‘donate’ button former White House press secretary Dana Perino refers to is here:

And we find ourselves in agreement with Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi:

Endorsements are not particularly relevant, but two things did jump out at me: First, I’m fairly surprised to see any video endorsement feature a candidate palling around with former President George W. Bush. Associating a candidate with an era of spending and government growth seems counterintuitive, to say the least.

Second, I noticed that Perino alludes to the forthcoming fight McInnis is in for against “relentless” Democrats but says absolutely nothing about his battle against a competent conservative in the primary. As the nominal front-runner, McInnis, no doubt, has made a tactical decision to ignore Josh Penry…this might not be the best option.

Republicans may rebound in 2010, but it certainly won’t be due to any nostalgia over the good old days of 2007 and “relentless” Republican spending. Experience and name recognition seem to be McInnis’ greatest strengths. Is that enough? I hope not.