CO 2010: Norton announces Senate run; brushes off Tancredo attack [says McCain convinced her to run]

The Denver Post ^ | 2009-09-15 | Tim Hoover

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Saying she was "alarmed about the direction our nation is headed," former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton officially launched her bid today as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.

Surrounded by hundreds of supporters in a ballroom at the Marriott Tech Center, Norton, who has been serving as the executive director of the Denver Police Foundation, said she wanted to stop what she saw as an out-of-control government in the nation's capital.

"At every turn, Washington's giant hand seems to be grabbing everything in sight," said Norton, who served as lieutenant governor under former Gov. Bill Owens. "Seizing control of our car companies, banks, insurance companies, exploding the national debt and chipping away at individual liberty.

"And now, the federal government is attempting a take-over of 17 percent of our nation's economy in the form of government-run healthcare."

Norton said she would stand up to "big spenders in both parties."

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In an interview Monday with The Denver Post, though, former Congressman Tom Tancredo blasted Norton as ill-prepared to serve in the Senate, saying she was only talked into running for the job by Sen. John McCain, a family friend.

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Norton said she would stand up to "big spenders in both parties."

Big spenders...like Juan McCain, as he voted to bail out the big New York banks, eh?

No, I don't think you'll stand up to your RINO masters at all.

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[OCCASparky]

Great, another RINO takes the plunge. Makes me want to see if John Elway is interested, just for laughs.

[MarkT]

Is there a real conservative going to run?

[Engineer_Soldier]

If McCain endorses her, then I’m running like mad away from her!

[bergmeid]

Ms. Norton clearly doesn’t understand that a McCain encouragement/endorsement does not help her case. She’d better distance herself from RINO’s.

[rabscuttle385]

McCain is on the loose again.

[pissant]

Is Tanc running?

[bayliving]

Let's hope and pray that these people that talk the talk but don't walk the walk are finally seen for the phonies and fakes that they truly are.

I don't know this woman's political views but if Juan McCain convinced her to run then everyone should run the opposite direction from her as fast as they can!!!

[Falcon28]

Is there a real conservative going to run?

Ryan Frazier

[stephenjohnbanker]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

[VRWC For Truth]

She will lose.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Pro-amnesty if McCain endorsed her.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Please pass the RINO-No-Mo !

[jeltz25]

The headline makes it seem like Norton says McCain talked her into running. She never said that. It’s Tancredo who says that and she gave no indication it’s true. Even it is, so what? McCain has endorsed and campaigned for many who are more conservative than he is and more conservative on immigration than he is. Did Coburn or Kyl become less conservative because McCain has supported them?

[K-oneTexas]

I would have to take Trancredo’s word over McCain. I don’t have much faith in McCain. Some in the past, little to be sure but absolutely none after the last 2 years. McCain needs to be put out to pasture, but I’m not voting in that election.

[paudio]

I don’t see anywhere that she said McCain convinced her to run. I don’t like McCain, and she could have said that, but that’s not in the article.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I see no winners here. Tancredo lost all credibility when he sold his soul to Slick Willard, and if Norton was recruited by McLame..., they’re all bozos.

[JSDude1]

I would be pissed if I were in CO, McCain and HIS Rinos, we have had ENOUGH of them: McCain, Grhamnesty, Lugar, Snowe, Collins, Crist, Kirk, Castle, Norton, Fiorona?: ALL should lose!~ either by Dem. preferable by Republican (True Conservative).

[DoughtyOne]

I think it’s time we demand Steele kick this SOB to the curb.

The Republican leadership of the Senate should just strip McCain of every vestige of being in the leadership, all committee appointments et al.

Let’s see how he likes being a freshman again...