Taylor Drops Out Of Montana Senate Race
Republican Mike Taylor has dropped out of the race for a US Senate seat in Montana, saying that
"I'm willing to suspend my campaign because my opponent's lies about me are hurting my wife, my family, my friends, my party and most of all, Montanans from all walks of life."
All of this because of an Democratic Party ad that apparently portrayed him in an unflattering light.
The commercial includes videotape of Taylor, 20 years younger and wearing an open-front shirt and gold chains while he massages a man's face. The videotape was from Taylor's "Beauty Corner," a television segment he hosted on a Colorado news program during the 1980s.
"There's no question about it, what they're trying to imply," Taylor said. "They're trying to say that every barber and every cosmetologist, every manicurist or anybody in the beauty and hair fashion industry is homosexual."
Dore Schwinden, Montana Democratic Party spokesman, denied use of the old tape of Taylor was intended to suggest the candidate was gay. He said it was the only video of Taylor that Democrats could find for the TV spot.
Hey, didn't we all wear wear open-front shirts and gold chains 20 years ago? No, I think this has more to do with the fact that Taylor was hopelessly behind Democratic incumbent Max Baucus in the polls. At first glance it looks as if Montana's Republicans wanted to "pull a Torricelli", but they have no viable candidates willing to step into the void.
You know, if you're going to lose and there is no denying the polls are against you, why not take it like a man and stay the course? What is so wrong with finishing what you've started? Think of it as setting an example, of being a good loser. Now, Taylor is just a loser, and not a particularly good one at that.
