(Bla-hahaha! – Promoted by Colorado Pols)
Appearing on a Colorado Springs radio station over the weekend, Robert Blaha, a Republican, said he expects the “permanent political class” to fire attacks and lies at him during his campaign for U.S. Senate, as it did when he ran for office previously.
Blaha (at 6 min 10 sec below): When I ran [for Congress] in 2012, Tron, it was a painful process because the lie machine gets ginned up, and then those things are exposed. And those things are cleaned up. That’s really the problem with the process itself. If it was just two candidates, man-and woman, man-and-man, whoever, one-on-one, one-on-three, duking it out, talking about the issues, it would be great. But we’ve allowed this political process to get to the place where the permanent political class has controlled the mantra, has controlled the messaging, and they have attack machines everywhere. But, hey, I’ve been through it. It’s not fun. But, you know, if you come out the other side kind of unscathed, it’s a good thing.
Tron Simpson, a guest host on KVOR radio’s Jeff Crank Show, didn’t ask Blaha, who will officially announce his candidacy when Sen. Michael Bennet votes for the Iran nuclear deal, what attacks he was referring to.
Asked to clarify, Blaha’s campaign pointed me to attacks leveled during Blaha’s primary loss to Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO Springs) in 2012.
One ad by Lamborn attacked Blaha’s bank, claiming, among other things, that it ranked “among the worst in the region.” In an analysis of the ad, The Denver Post reported that it “leans deceptive.”
Other attacks during the vicious primary contest were hurled by Lamborn himself. “Everything [Blaha] says has to be taken with a grain of salt. Voters are often disappointed in people who talk big and don’t perform once in office,” Lamborn told The Denver Post at the time.
Blaha, who’s deflected his share of attacks as a conservative talk-radio host, said in response during the 2012 campaign, “Doug Lamborn will say anything to protect his government job, including slandering a local business.”
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Blaha sounds like a total boob.
Whatever happened to George Brauchler? Blaha won't be a pushover but I can't see how he'd be anywhere near as strong as Brauchler in a general election
They will clear the field for Timmy!
Colorado Pols and its readers are part of the class Blaha is referring to.
Apparently so are Mssrs. Lamborn and Neville …
Looks like Blahaha will be campaigning as an "army of one," or something?
Says faithful Colorado Pols reader Moderatus.
Blaha is very clear he is talking about his fellow Republicans. And Blaha vs Lamborn? They deserve each other.