[AuH2ORepublican]

"Hefley, 71, "thinks it's better for the party not to run," Walberg said. She said he was adamant when she spoke to him Tuesday.

"He said, 'No, no,"' she said. "He is of course flattered by the support."

Hefley was at a funeral and could not be reached immediately."

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Doesn't sound like Hefley did much "pondering." The Colorado Springs Gazette article was just plain false.

[Columbine]

Doesn't sound like Hefley did much "pondering." The Colorado Springs Gazette article was just plain false.

I agree. It was just wishful thinking. The voters made their choice in the primary. They chose the most conservative and socially conservative candidate.

Time to make the sour grapes into wine.

[r9etb]

Doesn't sound like Hefley did much "pondering." The Colorado Springs Gazette article was just plain false

The Gazette is a pretty piss-poor paper when it comes to news reporting. Their stable of reporters is quite young, naive, very easily misled, and judging by their writing, not very bright.

And thus you get "scoops" like this one.