"When asked by RedState about the race switch, Ken Buck said, “I think Cory has the best chance to beat Senator Udall. But I still want to go to Washington D.C. and address the issues I have talked about in my campaign. That’s why I decided to run for the House.”
As for RedState, at this point we are not ready to endorse in the Senate race given Buck’s departure. A Gardner candidacy has its positives and would be a marked upgrade on Mark Udall, but as Senator he most likely would not be the sort of firebrand conservative fighter that Cruz or Lee are. Gears are already turning in Buck’s favor within the conservative organizations that play in House races. Sources have confirmed that groups such as Madison Project and Club for Growth are already preparing the back Buck in a run Additionally, all the funds that Ken Buck raised in his Senate campaign is now transferable to his eventual congressional campaign.
Colorado’s 4th Congressional District is R+11 according to the latest Cook PVI, one of the safest seats in the country for Republicans. Ken Buck’s brand of politics fits the district well. And should he win the seat, which he no doubt would, he would be well positioned to take on Bennett in a 2016 Senatorial rematch. "
http://www.redstate.com/2014/02/26/cory-gardner-senate-ken-buck-switches-house-run/
Whatever R+11 means. Looks to be ok.
R+11 means that there’s an 11% advantage for Republicans.
Good, because most of the Senate candidates that have been endorsed by Erick Erickson and/or "RedState" in the primary have lived up to the website's name, and caused their state to go communist. We're stuck with uber-RINO Comrade Kirk until 2016, after RedState endorsed him and drank the kool-aid that Kirk was a "fiscal conservative" who will be "with us when it counts"
Seriously though, I'm very relived we won't be stuck with Ken Buck as the GOP nominee in CO (and I'm sure RedState is crying about it because of their delusion that he could win statewide). Unfortunately its too late to follow suit in Illinois and replace Oberweis with a viable conservative like Congressman Roskam for the U.S. Senate race.
Glad we’ll see Buck in congress. He’s okay in my book.