Denver, Colorado - The announcement today by former Congressman Scott McInnis that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2008 may give a signal that Colorado Republicans are not interested in moderate candidates. Rep. McInnis has a history of voting against a gay marriage ban. He also opposed Colorado's Referendum A, the water grab project.

"There has been a whispering campaign in the background to the effect that Rep. McInnis is not acceptable to the right wing of his party," said Colorado Democratic Party Chair, Pat Waak. "If that is the reasoning behind his announcement, it is sad that the Republican Party still doesn't understand that the state, and the country, is looking for solutions, not ideologies."