You may remember these results from election night ’06:
4th District, ColoradoMarilyn Musgrave (R): 46%
Angie Paccione (D): 43%
Eric Eidsness (Reform): 11%
Eric Eidsness is a former Naval officer and Reagan appointee to the EPA. His Wikipedia bio also lists his affiliation with Republicans For Kerry in 2004. Despite competing for attention in a marquee race, Eidsness managed to pick up a bit of traction, gaining the endorsements of several local newspapers and cracking the double digits on election day.
Without wasting any time, Eidsness is back in the ring, and this time, he’s wearing Democratic stripes:
Eric Eidsness […] announced today that he’s switching his party affiliation to Democrat.The announcement is likely a prelude to another congressional run for Eidsness, a long-time Republican who was a top Environmental Protection Agency administrator in the Reagan administration.
“I am a new Democrat who can bring business savvy and fiscal restraint to the Democratic Party’s proposals should I run for Congress in 2008 and win,” Eidsness said in a prepared statement.
I’m not sure how he’d manage in a primary field, but this an interesting development. As far as third-party types go, it’s clear that Eidsness has a bit of game in him. Will Colorado Democrats be comfortable–or willing–to hand the torch over to him?
(Hat-tip to Luis and Square State.)
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