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GOP AND Tea Party Leaders: Daniel K. Maes, Will You Please Go Now!

by | 11:17 pm, September 2, 2010 | 1 Comment

Denver Post headline this evening: “Maes loses support from GOP, grassroots; vows to stay in race”:

…Hank Brown, a former U.S. senator and former University of Colorado president, withdrew his endorsement, setting off a domino effect not only among prominent Republicans, but Maes’ core, grassroots base.

Tea Party leaders across the state today said in often harsh terms that they wanted Maes to drop out….

Let me explain. No… let me sum up:


Tea Party leaders are not “party bosses.” They and many more who should otherwise be inclined to support the accidental Republican nominee for governor recognize the obvious: There is no path to conservative victory in the governor’s race with Dan Maes or Tom Tancredo. Where in the world does Maes expect to get support? And what can he do from here on out except drag down the rest of the ticket? I hope and pray that Maes is ready to do the honorable thing, but I won’t lose sleep waiting for it to happen.

Quoth Dr. Seuss, “The time has come.” Will Dan Maes go? If not, this picture will become a fixture at Mount Virtus for the next two months:

(And this will be my final word on the topic. Let’s focus on the things we can win.)

On the other hand, if Maes does the right thing….

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Comments

  1.   robert southwell
      September 3rd, 2010 @ 6:51 am

    —Tea Party leaders are not “party bosses.”—

    No, but they do have a charming ignorance of How Things Actually Work and a latent appreciation for Vetting the Candidate.

    Maes made so many of the right noises it just seemed natural that he was the right man to represent the grassroots. Any criticism of him was obviously fueled by liberal media bias against the will of the people.

    Turns out he was just this guy representing Dan Maes. Turns out the Tea Party had a will to believe. That might be nice in a warm room full of fellow travelers, but it’s not much help in choosing a candidate who actually has a shot at winning.

    In the future, Tea Party folk might look back to Ronald Reagan’s practical advice: “Trust, but verify.”

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