Republican Cory Gardner, who is seeking to unseat Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey in CD-4, recently received the endorsement of former CD-4 Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in a fundraising letter sent out to supporters that also included the endorsements of former Republican Rep. Bob Schaffer and former GOP Senators Hank Brown and Wayne Allard.
The support of Brown and Allard, and to a much lesser extent, Schaffer, is nice for Gardner to have. But does he really gain anything from getting the vocal support of Marilyn Musgrave? After all, the two-term Republican Musgrave was so unpopular that she barely survived her 2006 re-election before getting pummeled by Markey to the tune of 12 points in 2008 (and then being named the “Sorest Loser in America“).
We don’t see the benefit of Musgrave’s endorsement, but what do you think? Vote in the poll after the jump.
On another note, we did get a good chuckle out of the fundraising letter containing Musgrave’s endorsement. The prose is gooey-thick and maybe a tad overboard on the hyperbole with lines like this:
When we see the “Gardner for Congress” campaign, it’s like something right out of a Norman Rockwell painting.
We weren’t sure which Norman Rockwell painting Musgrave and friends was referencing, but after a quick search online, we found it:
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I voted no, it didn’t help. But if she had stiffed him, it would have hurt. Image the D flyer “Cory Gardner is so far right that even Marilyn Musgrave won’t support him”
Sometimes, you have to minimize the negative and Marily not on board is worse than Marilyn on board.
This is really surprising news. I think Drudge should splash this headline across his page.
the rest of us, not so much
Some Russians miss Stalin.
A lot of Cubans are going to miss Fidel Castro.
Your point?
The headline needs to be edited. Marilyn Musgrave “supports” Gardner. I understand their is a very minor connotation but since we were petty earlier I think Coloradopols should be equally petty and deceitful regarding this headline.
So fucking strange I am laughing. Nice one.
Musgrave won every county handily except for two. If that fundraising letter were sent out to some of those folks in the zip codes tha Musgrave won big in, it might be enough to keep some of the far righ’s from “going there” with the third party candidates. From a strategic point of view it makes sense. I’m not certain I would have sent that letter out to any zips in Larimer or Weld.
Account for less that 20% of voters in the district. Something like 85% of 4th district voters are in Larimer, Weld, and the Longmont slice of Boulder. The rural voters don’t give a crap about the third party candidates because all of their name recognition is word of mouth. With Aden residing in Weld and Wasko in Larimer, there’s not much word of mouth going on on the eastern plains. Marilyn’s endorsement means nothing, other than the fact that it’s better than her not endorsing.
trying to mitigate small percentages elsewhere it will help! Normally it wouldn’t do much.
It will still help in Morgan County, I would think, and they have a decent % of voters there.
In which county is that graveyard you’re whistling past?
You thought she was going to endorse Markey?
and concede her 2008 Congressional race to Markey on election night. THIS YEAR!
Then we won’t have to hear the sore loser comments anymore. LOL
I’m sure Markey will be making a concession call that evening as well. Why not knock em all out on one evening? LOL
Helluva deal. Or maybe cory and marilyn can do a joint concession on a conference call. Recent trends show cory dropping from an 11 point lead to just three. Maybe that NRA endorsement helped betsy after all.
BRILLIANT! LOL I love it…regardless of the way this turns out I’d be willing to pay to be on that call! LOL
a great deal of screeching and meowing…LOL
Marilyn, Betsy, Cory,
together at last…
That’s much worse. Dude, I’m eating over here.
ooohhh, ohhhh, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on the hog part
But if you remember the buzz the media made when Norton did NOT attend Buck’s “Unity Rally”
you can guess what would have happened if Marilyn had NOT endorsed Cory.
She won’t really help him (few endorsements of one politician by another politician do) but appearing to diss him would have hurt him.
Marilyn is much too smart to fall into that trap.
The question isn’t about whether Musgrave would endorse Markey instead. It’s about whether Gardner benefits from Musgrave’s endorsement or if he would be better off if she just stayed quiet. It’s not like people are clamoring to know who Musgrave supports.
People would question it if she didn’t endorse him.
Read more: Gardner right for the 4th CD – The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/opin…
We’ll see if they can use the same logic in their Senatorial endorsement.
“…he wants to bring more market forces to bear in reducing the costs of health care.”
Does the Pravda even read what they write ?
The DCCC has shaved the size of its ad reservations in 6 districts where Democrats are running behind their Republican challengers in polls. These include CO 04, where Rep. Betsy Markey has consistently trailed state Rep. Cory Gardner (R). Similarly, the DCCC has moved its ad reservations a week later in NM 02, where Rep. Harry Teague (D) is facing an uphill fight against former Rep. Steve Pearce (R).
I posted this earlier in the day, but this thread seems more appropriate.
You just wanted to post it twice.
I might post it again later. You just keep the tally going…
The DCCC has shaved the size of its ad reservations in 6 districts where Democrats are running behind their Republican challengers in polls. These include CO 04, where Rep. Betsy Markey has consistently trailed state Rep. Cory Gardner (R). Similarly, the DCCC has moved its ad reservations a week later in NM 02, where Rep. Harry Teague (D) is facing an uphill fight against former Rep. Steve Pearce (R).
Woops…how did that happen? LOL
eat so much shit if Cory loses this thing. Just know, I will come on here the day after the election and state “GIVE IT TO ME”. You all won’t even have to kiss me first. I will deserve everything! LOL
http://www.denverpost.com/opin…
It has been a bad week for Betsy. The Dem cancel her ads for the last week of the campaign and now the state’s largest newspaper endorses her oponent.
Too bad, so sad.
“Post is
LeftistLiberaal” argument.I do think it will next endorse Tancredo and Buck.
The pravda is slimy like that. Always has been.
Anything can happen with Buck/Bennet, but the Post isn’t going to risk all their credibility for that lost cause.
They endorsed Hickenlooper on Sunday.
Now lets see a conservative do that!
Which shows that they are drinking too much.
Or, maybe Singleton pressures the board. No, ya think?
Any input, Mr. V?
The sun rose in the east and set in the west today.
If I were Gardner, I’d run from the venom spit forth from Musgrave’s maw. Isn’t she the cow that wanted to steal benefits from our soldiers and then graduated to the repuke pig who was without enough class to concede to Markey a few years back?
Hmmm…another big, blonde, bouffant know-nothing & do-nothing hairdo, hoofing about like she still really matters much.
Go Cory – you must be so proud to have a sow like Musgrave giving you permission to slop at her old trough!