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Colorado Tea Partyers say Tancredo betrayed them
The Denver Post ^ | 07/26/2010

Posted on 07/26/2010 8:48:16 AM PDT by Mojave

Leaders of 21 state Tea Party groups, representing about 10,000 people, said Sunday they have been betrayed by Tom Tancredo and in an open letter beseeched the former congressman not to run for governor as a third-party candidate.

Tancredo has given Republican gubernatorial candidates until noon today to commit to pulling out of the governor's race after the primary if polls show the winner trailing Democrat John Hickenlooper.

If that doesn't happen, Tancredo says, he'll run for governor as the American Constitution Party candidate.

(Excerpt) Read more at denverpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: egomania; tancredo; tomtancredo
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1 posted on 07/26/2010 8:48:17 AM PDT by Mojave
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To: Mojave
If that doesn't happen, Tancredo says, he'll run for governor as the American Constitution Party candidate.
 
Speaking of.....
 
Tom Tancredo Will Run For Governor of Colorado As Third Party Candidate


2 posted on 07/26/2010 8:51:22 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
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To: Mojave

The Denver Post conveniently ignores any “news” that shows dim-bulb-crats in a bad light.

Consider things coming from that paper to be just about as believable as news coming from CNN, CNBC, or MSNBC.


3 posted on 07/26/2010 8:55:12 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Mojave
Tancredo has given Republican gubernatorial candidates until noon today to commit to pulling out of the governor's race after the primary if polls show the winner trailing Democrat John Hickenlooper.

wut?

4 posted on 07/26/2010 8:57:21 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Mojave

Dan Maes can’t beat Hickenlooper, Scott McInnis sure as heck can’t beat Hickenlooper, what do we have to lose at this point??


5 posted on 07/26/2010 8:57:50 AM PDT by MissTed (Never buy products from ACME.)
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To: Da Coyote

I’m wondering the same thing. Is this just liberal spin to agitate Teas Partiers against Tancredo?

My question: Why would Tea Parties want to endorse the same old GOP?


6 posted on 07/26/2010 9:01:04 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
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To: Mojave

Shows that the GOP is infested with self seeking would be Lords Of All They Survey who prefer personal power (and dare I say, money making opportunities) over principles. Charlie Crist in Florida is another prime example. Good ridance Arlen!!


7 posted on 07/26/2010 9:01:45 AM PDT by I am Richard Brandon
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To: Mojave

Shows that the GOP is infested with self seeking would be Lords Of All They Survey who prefer personal power (and dare I say, money making opportunities) over principles. Charlie Crist in Florida is another prime example. Good ridance Arlen!!


8 posted on 07/26/2010 9:01:45 AM PDT by I am Richard Brandon
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To: MissTed

“Dan Maes can’t beat Hickenlooper, Scott McInnis sure as heck can’t beat Hickenlooper, what do we have to lose at this point??”

I kind of agree. I’m not well versed on this subject but it seems to me Tancredo is seeing the possible election of a rat and is trying to get elected to prevent it. Shouldn’t the tea party recognize the prob failure of the other candidates and vote for the one who just might get rid of the democrat liberal?


9 posted on 07/26/2010 9:02:14 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Mojave
If the Tea Party of Colorado have selected
Jane Norton and Scott McIness then the
Tea Party in Colorado is less than worthless.

Seems like both were anointed by Juan McAmnesty.


10 posted on 07/26/2010 9:06:59 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: Mojave

If Tancredo can’t win the Republican Primary, what makes him think he can win the Governorship?


11 posted on 07/26/2010 9:15:17 AM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: MissTed
How does Tancredo help improve this situation with his vanity act? No wonder he liked Romney.

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12 posted on 07/26/2010 9:23:48 AM PDT by ansel12 (Mitt: "I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush. I'm not trying to return to Reagan-Bush")
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

“If Tancredo can’t win the Republican Primary, what makes him think he can win the Governorship?”

Bingo...he couldn’t and he can’t. It’s not like it was a surprise who the democrats were going to run. The only surprise was that McInnis wasn’t able to get top billing on the primary ballot over Maes. Well and also that McInnis plagarized and Maes has financial reporting problems.


13 posted on 07/26/2010 9:42:21 AM PDT by ebersole
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To: ansel12

He doesn’t help anyone but himself and trying to keep himself relevant.


14 posted on 07/26/2010 9:44:04 AM PDT by ebersole
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To: Mojave

There it is again.

‘Leaders’ ..

Democrats are desperate.


15 posted on 07/26/2010 10:05:59 AM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: Mojave

Looks right now as if Tommy T has just handed Governor to Hickenlooper, throwing away a golden opportunity to take back Colorado to serve his own ego. The only good that might come of this is his final political grave.


16 posted on 07/26/2010 10:09:56 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
If Tancredo can’t win the Republican Primary, what makes him think he can win the Governorship?

He was NOT in the Republican Primary.

Where was the Colorado Tea Party ?

Where is the leadership in the Colorado Republican Party ?


17 posted on 07/26/2010 10:17:48 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: Mojave

Two words.

DICK WAD!

As in the GOP Party Chairman who is as squishy RINO phag as they get.

Dick Wadhams. Affectionately known by real conservatives as “Dick Wad”.

This is why Colorado has gone leftist. There is NO “Conservative” movement in Colorado.

Lot’s of ego. Tancredo being a prime example. I once supported him, giving him my vote for President in the Iowa Straw Poll to keep the Immigration issue alive. Btu he has basely betrayed us with the endorsement of Romney in 2008 and now this.

But all of this, the whole shebang falls at the feat of the Colorado Party Establishment RINO leadership of Dick Wad.

Ebbida, Ebbida, That’s all folks!


18 posted on 07/26/2010 11:10:01 AM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Unless the GOP Senate ruins it all...)
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To: UriÂ’el-2012

“Where was the Colorado Tea Party ?”

Fighting the regurgitated GOP supported candidates that were put forward (Norton, McInness).


19 posted on 07/26/2010 11:15:33 AM PDT by ebersole
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To: Mojave

Why doesnt Tom run in the R primary against the two Republican candidates? Does he just want to be crowned the R heir apparent?


20 posted on 07/26/2010 11:33:48 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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