I was wrong about Dick Wadhams

On January 8, 2007 I wrote that Dick Wadhams wouldn't be able to ressurect the Colorado GOP until the party reined in its wingnuttier factions.

Whoops.

For the past month, the credulous Colorado media has been all Wadhams, all the time. You can feel his influence in the papers. In the debate over Amendment 41. In coverage of the HB-1072 veto. In the media's attempts to understand the netroots. I fully expect to see Wadhams popping up on the sports page any day now, giving insight and analysis on the Denver Nuggets.

It's puzzling that Wadhams has been able to ingratiate himself with the mainstream media so easily. After all, this is the guy who paid bloggers under the table to influence media covergage of the 2004 South Dakota Senate race. [Source]

So I tuned into Jon Caldera's show on Channel 12 this morning to see Wadhams in action. And I must admit, he knows how to spin.He got his points across without ever seeming to struggle to stay on message, the way that Tony Snow does everytime sits down with Tim Russert.

So I've changed my mind. Dick Wadhams is, in fact, a problem. And the mainstream media seems to be buying his shtick. The sooner the Colorado Democrats find a voice to counter his, the better.