October 24, 2008 06:57 PM UTC

9NEWS Confirms NRSC Colorado Pullout

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• by: Colorado Pols

Like we have been patiently telling you for a week and a half, 9NEWS finally reports: the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s abandonment of candidate Bob Schaffer is now official.

The dynamics surrounding Colorado’s race for the U.S. Senate took another turn on Friday when the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) pulled its advertising for the final week of the election, Oct. 28 – Nov. 4.

The group had been running commercials attacking Rep. Mark Udall (D-Colorado) in an effort to help the Republican candidate, former Congressman Bob Schaffer. The decision to pull at least $200,000 in advertising during the final days comes after two recent polls showing Udall with a double-digit lead in the race to replace retiring Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colorado).

A Quinnipiac University poll earlier this month had Udall leading the race by 14 percentage points. A Suffolk University poll released the same week showed Udall with an 11-point lead over Schaffer…

“After spending $16 million in dishonest and mean-spirited attack ads against Mark Udall, Bob Schaffer’s front groups learned the hard way that Coloradans are independent-minded people who can’t be bought,” wrote Udall Campaign Press Secretary Tara Trujillo in an e-mail to 9NEWS.

Per usual you heard it here first, it was a done deal ten days ago–angry, hollow denials notwithstanding.