July 07, 2009 04:28 PM UTC

Penry's Long March Kicks Off Saturday

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• by: Colorado Pols

Putting an end to the when-not-if speculation, the Grand Junction Sentinel reports:

State Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, will end the speculation Saturday when he is to announce whether he’ll run for governor.

Penry, the minority leader in the state Senate, has said he was considering a bid to challenge Democrat incumbent Bill Ritter but hasn’t tipped his hand on his decision.

Penry, his wife, Jamie, and their children will announce his decision at 9 a.m. Saturday in front of the old Mesa County courthouse…

Penry’s running, of course (you don’t book the steps of the courthouse and tote the family on-stage to announce you’re not running, and his intentions have been pretty clear for some time), and we have to admit that Penry is in a stronger position now as a primary candidate than we would have predicted a few months ago–partially due to his opponent’s endless fumbles, but he gets some credit for having managed his pre-launch fairly well. Not announcing at last Saturday’s “Tea Parties” robbed Democrats of what would have been a delightful podium/crazies telephoto.

Game on folks, a poll follows.