Sounds like the Rigell folks are nervous that Golden could siphon off enough votes to cost them the election. What a shame that would be.
UPDATE: Rigell also says (see after the “fold”), “I’ll go with Speaker Boehner all day.” What a nightmare.
Scott Rigell: “I don’t have any opinion” whether Golden should drop out
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