As embarrassments continue to pile up for Colorado gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes, Republicans have been increasing the pressure on him to drop out of the race, according to the Colorado Statesman.Maes, who won the nomination in the wake of a plagiarism scandal that helped wreck the campaign of frontrunner Scott McInnis, has never held public office. He’s backed by Tea Party groups in the state, but has had a strained relationship with the mainstream Republican party. Yesterday, former Sen. Hank Brown withdrew his endorsement, one of the few high-profile Republican endorsements Maes had. The Statesman reports that names of possible replacements are once again being floated, including 2006 gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez and former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, who recently lost the Senate primary to Ken Buck.
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