El Paso Co Calls for Maes to Drop Out of Race

An El Paso County elected official has urged gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes to drop out of the race. El Paso County clerk and member of the GOP Colorado executive committee Bob Balink sent an e-mail to Maes Saturday saying that if stayed in the gubernatorial race he would kill any chances of a conservative winning the seat. Balink, who attempted to help Maes establish appropriate safeguards for his campaign finances in September, also reportedly accused Maes of walking quote, "away from your responsibilities" when he filed for bankruptcy in 1989. Maes told KRDO-TV that he plans to stay in the race and added quote, "We remain very proud of the fact that we run a shoestring budget."