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Nominee faces additional plagiarism charge
DENVER, A senior Colorado Republican says Scott McInnis's gubernatorial campaign is "dead in the water" after new evidence of plagiarism against the GOP nominee.
The Denver Post -- which had reported part of an essay McInnis had claimed he wrote contained what appeared to be plagiarized material -- reported Wednesday it had uncovered evidence of what it called striking similarities between an Op-Ed published in The Washington Post and a subsequent speech given by McInnis in 1995 and a column with his name on it in 1994.
The new allegation follows a report that an essay McInnis claimed he wrote for the Hasan Family Foundation, for a fee of $300,000, contained material written by someone else. McInnis, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, told Colorado media his researcher, Rolly Fischer, provided the material for the essay and downplayed the significance of the issue, saying voters are concerned about jobs.
Fischer told the Glenwood Springs (Colo.) Post Independent "Scott is responsible for (the material)."
The Washington Post reported Wednesday Colorado Republican Party sources say it's just a matter of time before McInnis leaves the race.
"He may be the last one to know it, but he's dead in the water," a senior Colorado Republican who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the Washington newspaper. "It's likely he will resist heavily, but at some point he's got to realize this is a fact of life."
McInnis's campaign did not respond to a request for comment, the Washington newspaper said, and has declined interview requests from The Denver Post.
The Denver Post said the Hasan Family Foundation is considering asking for its money back. The foundation was established in 1993, with a mission of funding educational and health initiatives in Southern Colorado, the organization says on its Web site.
DENVER, A senior Colorado Republican says Scott McInnis's gubernatorial campaign is "dead in the water" after new evidence of plagiarism against the GOP nominee.
The Denver Post -- which had reported part of an essay McInnis had claimed he wrote contained what appeared to be plagiarized material -- reported Wednesday it had uncovered evidence of what it called striking similarities between an Op-Ed published in The Washington Post and a subsequent speech given by McInnis in 1995 and a column with his name on it in 1994.
The new allegation follows a report that an essay McInnis claimed he wrote for the Hasan Family Foundation, for a fee of $300,000, contained material written by someone else. McInnis, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, told Colorado media his researcher, Rolly Fischer, provided the material for the essay and downplayed the significance of the issue, saying voters are concerned about jobs.
Fischer told the Glenwood Springs (Colo.) Post Independent "Scott is responsible for (the material)."
The Washington Post reported Wednesday Colorado Republican Party sources say it's just a matter of time before McInnis leaves the race.
"He may be the last one to know it, but he's dead in the water," a senior Colorado Republican who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the Washington newspaper. "It's likely he will resist heavily, but at some point he's got to realize this is a fact of life."
McInnis's campaign did not respond to a request for comment, the Washington newspaper said, and has declined interview requests from The Denver Post.
The Denver Post said the Hasan Family Foundation is considering asking for its money back. The foundation was established in 1993, with a mission of funding educational and health initiatives in Southern Colorado, the organization says on its Web site.
