The five Colorado Republican Senate candidates had a debate last night, but once again what’s dominating Colorado headlines are developments on forged signatures, deceased voters, and who will actually be on the ballot come Primary Day.
Leading up to last night’s debate, it was revealed that not only was a deceased voter’s signature found on NRSC favorite Jon Keyser’s signature forms, but that the Secretary of State’s office had been informed of potential signatures issues nearly a month ago.
Neither of these developments inspired Keyser to greatly improve upon his Rubio-bot impression from the previous week. While he didn’t threaten any reporters with his giant dog, he continued to refuse to take responsibility for the forged signatures his campaign turned in and blamed the media for his struggles. He also vowed to stay in the race when asked by one of his fellow candidates, Darryl Glenn, what he would do if further investigations show he couldn’t have qualified for the ballot without forged signatures. As the Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin noted today, “It was a bad night for Keyser, pretty much from start to finish.”
From just a few of the Colorado headlines, we agree:
Colorado Independent: Littwin: The ever weirder Jon Keyser forgery scandal
Denver 7: Signature of dead voter found on petitions turned in for US Senate candidate Jon Keyser
Colorado Springs Gazette: GOP Senate candidates pepper one another with questions at Tuesday debate
Denver Post: Election officials knew of possible forged signatures Keyser petition for a month
Associated Press: Dead voter’s signature handed in for Jon Keyser
Morning Consult: Dead Voter’s Name Found on Ballot Petition for Colorado Senate Candidate
Aurora Sentinel: Dead voter’s signature on US Senate primary petition referred to Denver DA
MSNBC: GOP Senate candidate in Colorado acknowledges wrongdoing
