Who will the Republicans run for Senate in 2008?
In the interview with Aaron Harber taped this past week, the question of who would be the Republican candidate for Senate came up. My Repub counterpart threw out former Rep. Bob Schaffer’s name as the potential candidate in 2008 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Wayne Allard.
My question was if the past Republican governor Bill Owens didn’t support Bob Schaffer in 2004, why would we expect him to in 2008. Mr. Wadhams snapped that Bill Owens will support the nominee of the Republican party.
I suspect that is true. Bob Schaffer can make a case that the party pushed him aside last time and they owe him now. We saw Rep. Schaffer in D.C. this past February. He said he would like to run but hadn’t made up his mind.
In a side comment, the name of Attorney General John Suthers was mentioned. Clearly, the Republicans do not have a clear vision on their nominee. They will want to avoid the in-fighting that marred their races last year. Scott McInnis was their most moderate candidate, and his withdrawal makes it look like they are looking for someone more conservative.
Meanwhile, we will continue to plan for a strong statewide Senate race with the intent of winning another seat for the Democrats in Colorado, in the west, and in the nation.
