U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s got easier Wednesday after fellow Democrat Dan Baer said he would effectively end and throw his support behind the six-term incumbent.
“There will be other ways and other times to make the case for change. I set out to make an argument about the future — not to challenge Ed,” said Baer in prepared remarks.
He added he would “work hard to get Ed re-elected” in a race where Republicans have yet to offer a serious opponent.
Among Democrats, Baer was the still in the race after three other contenders for the — state Sens. Andy Kerr and Dominick Moreno and state Rep. Brittany Pettersen — soon after Perlmutter got back into it.
Baer’s exit likely puts a cap on what could have been a big battle for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District.
The drama began this spring, when Perlmutter .
But after only a few months – and the entry of fellow Democratic congressman Jared Polis – Perlmutter dropped his bid and said he wouldn’t run for re-election for Congress either.
At the time, he cited a lack of “.”
Perlmutter’s departure from politics, however, proved temporary, and in August .
The decision led to the quick withdrawal of Kerr, Moreno and Pettersen, but Baer stuck around — motivated perhaps .