Ken Buck, who was considering challenging far left extremist progressive Mark Udall for Senate is instead going to run for Colorado’s 4th district House of Representatives seat. The district is heavily Republican, and whichever Republican wins the primary should win election easily. I don’t know much about Cory Gardner, so I don’t know if he’s a progressive, Karl Rove RINO or not. Gardner on the other hand is dropping his bid to run again for his House seat, and will challenge Mark Udall for Senator.
Gardner, R-Yuma, will immediately become the front-runner in a primary field that includes a trio of leading candidates yet to inspire any national groups to devote resources to challenging Udall, a Democrat seeking a second term.
Gardner’s about-face is an indication that Udall, who’s raised $5 million and had been thought to be safe this cycle, is increasingly vulnerable to a challenge as concerns mount about the implementation Obamacare.
“It is ultimate testimony to the changed political climate in Colorado – and across purple America – that a rising star such as Cory Gardner with an unassailably safe Congressional seat and a reputation for being a bit averse to political risk would decide to stake it all on a Senate race against a name-brand Democrat who until a few months ago was regarded as a virtual re-election lock,” said political analyst Eric Sondermann.