Colorado’s Republican voters apparently had a hard time deciding which primary candidate they detested the most, Scott “McPlagiarist” McInnis or “Driving” Dan Maes. At the moment, Maes leads by about a half of a percentage point, or a little over 1,800 votes out of almost 358,000 votes with 78% of the state’s precincts reporting. It’s hard to see how McInnis will catch up, and the final result may not be known until tomorrow, if then. There may be a recount.

Regardless of who wins, it is clear that Republicans had a hard time choosing between Maes and McInnis. The Denver Post and other papers and conservative bloggers say both men are unfit to be governor.

If, as seems likely, Maes becomes the GOP nominee, he is very unlikely to quit and make way for a more electable Republican. This means he will lose big to Governor-elect John Hickenlooper and former Republican and Congressman Tom Tancredo. If Maes gets more than 5% of the votes in the general election, he’ll be doing well.