Monday afternoon Josh Penry, a Republican from Grand Junction who currently serves as the Colorado State Senate Minority Leader, officially announced that he is dropping out of contention for the state governor election next summer. Penry's main justification for this move is that he wishes for the Republican Party in Colorado to be unified behind one strong candidate for the governor election. He believes that Scott McInnis, who is ahead in the polls and has more finances, is in a better position to get elected at this point, although Penry will not officially endorse McInnis or Dan Maes (the other Republican candidate). More information can be found at http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=126716&catid=339. This is an interesting move, as I would think competition between McInnis and Penry would make the Republican Party in Colorado stronger and thus better suited to take the office of governor. But then again, I don't care for Penry that much as I disagree with his "drill baby, drill" mentality.
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