Here’s Politico, commenting on the result of last night’s Republican gubernatorial primary in Colorado:

Republicans also didn’t do themselves any favors in Colorado’s gubernatorial contest by narrowly nominating Dan Maes. GOP leaders had hoped former Rep. Scott McInnis, who has become embroiled in a plagiarism scandal, would win the nomination and then agree to drop out — allowing the party to tap a new nominee who would give them a better chance against former Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper.

When the best you can hope for is that the scandal-plagued guy who might be persuaded to drop out wins over the stark-raving conspiracy theorist who probably won’t drop out, you’ve reduced yourself to a pretty sorry state, haven’t you?