Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the vast group co-founded by libertarian billionaire Charles Koch, announces it will back the one-term Republican to defend a seat analysts have already deemed a toss-up.
The influential Koch network is throwing its support behind Colorado Republican Cory Gardner, who is one of the most vulnerable U.S. senators up for reelection next year.
In an op-ed, the director of the network's Colorado operation, Jesse Mallory, says one of the reasons it's supporting Gardner is because he has not been afraid of standing up to President Trump.
"He was one of the first five GOP senators to back a proposal in 2018 to rein in the president's authority to impose tariffs unilaterally, and has called on the president to work with Congress to avoid prolonging the trade war that is driving up prices for consumers and businesses and killing jobs in industries that depend on imported components, in Colorado and across the country," Mallory said. The op-ed was published in the Colorado Sun on Tuesday.
For Gardner, the endorsement by the Koch-affiliated organization comes at a time when political analysts are marking Colorado's senate seat as a possible pickup opportunity for the Democrats in 2020. The Cook Political Report has put Gardner's seat under their toss-up category. Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball also considers Colorado a toss-up. At least half a dozen Democratic candidates are looking to flip Gardner's position in congress.
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