GOP -> MOP?

Things could get very bad in Colorado ... for the GOP, that is. As Talking Points Memo says (quoting the Denver Post), there's a fair chance that they will be reduced to minor party status for the next four years. What does that mean? Couple of important things. First,

minor party status means that Republicans wouldn't appear at the top of the ballot with the Democrats in 2012 and 2014. Instead, they'll be listed down with the Libertarian, Green Party and other third-party candidates.

And

minor party status might hurt the finances of Republicans running at the state level. According to the Associated Press, a "minor party cannot raise money for both primary and general elections unless it has more than one candidate in any primary race," whereas a major party must hold a primary, even if a candidate is unopposed.

This cuts their fundraising in half.

Funnier, Tancredo might propel the the American Constitution Party, with just 2,330 registered members, to major party status, and Tancredo only ran after Maes refused to drop out.