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Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper (D) 43%, Maes (R) 31%, Tancredo (ACP) 18%
Rasmussen Reports ^ | August 13, 2010 | Scott Rasmussen

Posted on 08/15/2010 5:25:08 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper now holds a double-digit lead in the three-way race for governor of Colorado.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Colorado Voters finds Hickenlooper, the mayor of Denver, with 43% support. Businessman Dan Maes, the winner of Tuesday’s Republican Primary, captures 31% of the vote, while American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo trails with 18%. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and five percent (5%) are undecided.

This is the first poll conducted since Maes won the Republican primary.

It shows Maes with a bit more support than he had before the primary and Tancredo with a bit less support.

Hickenlooper’s level of support has been fairly steady for months, but he has clearly benefitted from Tancredo’s entry in the race which splits the Republican vote. The Democrat had run roughly even with Maes in two earlier surveys.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 2010; 2010midterms; co2010; colorado; tancredo; tancredo2012; tancredoisatraitor; tomtancredo
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To: Jim Noble
The Tancredo-ite immigration position has yet to demonstrate that it can win an election - any election, anywhere.

Probably so. There is a weird paradox with this issue, at least in Arizona. Every prop that comes down the pike relate to illegal immigration passes, usually with ease.

However, when JD Hayworth ran and lost his seat to Harry Mitchell he ran hard on stopping the Mexican invasion. He lost. I think there was some redistricting that did not help him but nevertheless he lost.

It may just be that this issue isn't or hasn't been important enough to enough people to win elections.

Tancredo and Hayworth were both at their prime political moments in the throws of the boom years of the real estate bubble. The message wasn't resonating so much, people were still drunk on their HELOC money and living the good life. (usually entailing a Mexican landscape, pool guy, nanny, cleaning lady, etc)

One thing is certain, there is going to be a very small political window to reclaim the country. If we fail to do it during that window, the demographics will never be there to do it again.

101 posted on 08/15/2010 7:34:46 AM PDT by riri
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To: kabar

You said: “no more holding our noses and voting for the lesser of two evils.”

If we don’t “hold our noses” and vote for the lesser of two evils we will be forever doomed to live under the worst of two evils.

On the other hand, we could keep voting for the lesser of two evils and work our way out of the slime we have enshrined today.


102 posted on 08/15/2010 7:39:29 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus; hal ogen; tsmith130; beebuster2000; Blennos; Gay State Conservative; ..
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December 20, 2007 -- Tancredo Endorsement a Boost to Romney on Key Issue of Immigration; April 5, 2008 -- Tancredo reluctantly offers hand to former foe McCain; May 22, 2008 -- U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo Endorses Bob Marshall...
Thanks Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus, hal ogen, tsmith130, beebuster2000, Blennos, Gay State Conservative, Morgan in Denver, Vaquero, kittymyrib, Jim Noble, rodguy911, livius, soycd, airborne, MikefromOhio, billhilly, pieceofthepuzzle, tsmith130, sphinx, Hoodat, and Drango.

103 posted on 08/15/2010 7:47:10 AM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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To: CynicalBear
There's a pony in there somewhere.

40% of Americans interviewed in a 2009 national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s.

Party identification is another story.

What's wrong with this picture? Holding our noses will continue to elect "moderate" Reps who move the party further to the Left and reinforce the moderate position within the party. Who is doing all the compromising? Conservatives.

104 posted on 08/15/2010 7:53:56 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kittymyrib
Tancredo wants to be the Ross Perot of this election. We had the Little Man with the Big Ears to thank for having Bill Clinton as President.

Right, and after Bill we all wised up and put in George. And in eight years, George sealed the border, reduced the deficit, and rolled back Big Government. /s

105 posted on 08/15/2010 7:58:30 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: kabar

Name me a time when two conservatives, even if one is a RINO, were running where the Dem did not win.


106 posted on 08/15/2010 8:01:02 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: xzins

Total agreement BUMP!


107 posted on 08/15/2010 8:14:25 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: CynicalBear
If we don’t “hold our noses” and vote for the lesser of two evils we will be forever doomed to live under the worst of two evils.

Agreed. Party trumps person

108 posted on 08/15/2010 8:16:24 AM PDT by Abin Sur
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To: CynicalBear
Name me a time when two conservatives, even if one is a RINO,

How can a RINO be a conservative?

109 posted on 08/15/2010 8:19:06 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

For the life of me, I don’t understand what upside Tancredo could have expected from this. Does he want Hickenlooper to be governor?


110 posted on 08/15/2010 8:25:55 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

“Ross” Tancredo helping things along with no chance to win.


111 posted on 08/15/2010 8:27:53 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: dalebert

Republicans did NOT have 8 years. The dems were controlling congress for six of those 8 years.


112 posted on 08/15/2010 8:31:28 AM PDT by zeebee
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Tancredo proving once again that he is a major bonehead!


113 posted on 08/15/2010 8:31:58 AM PDT by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: napscoordinator

the guy is a real jerk. he lests the dems control the new census redistricting because his big fat EGO.


114 posted on 08/15/2010 8:36:49 AM PDT by ncalburt (e)
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To: EricT.
If the Republicans were worth a crap, he wouldn’t have a reason to run.

If Tancredo wanted to win, instead of just being a spoiler, he should have run in the Republican primary.

115 posted on 08/15/2010 8:45:39 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: sphinx

Tancredo didn’t have the balls to get into the primary fight.


116 posted on 08/15/2010 8:46:58 AM PDT by ebersole
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To: kabar

You illustrate perfectly how the GOP treats conservatives when they do everything asked of them to support the “electable” candidate. Even on a site like FR, it’s always the “conservative’s” fault when a Lib(R) loses to a Lib(D).


117 posted on 08/15/2010 8:49:47 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Carley

Oh I remember that shooting. I didn’t realize that was Chickenlooper’s restaurant. Funny how that isn’t making its way to the front pages!
If I understand Tommy’s reason for splitting the vote, sending the RINOs a message aka running as third party candidate, is his stance on illegal immigration, then he is talking out both sides of his mouth!

He knows he cannot win the Governorship, but knows that he could potentionally split the vote of the Republican candidate thus ensuring a Democratic Governorship again. And for those who don’t know...HICKENLOOPER is for sanctuary cities and would love to turn CO into a sanctuary state.

His actions ensures that CO will not touch the illegal immigration issue for at least four years because the democrats also control both houses in CO


118 posted on 08/15/2010 8:54:03 AM PDT by ebersole
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To: OrangeHoof

In short, yes


119 posted on 08/15/2010 8:55:49 AM PDT by ebersole
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To: xzins
Tancredo is running on the ticket of a different party...an actual conservative party. The idiots are those rino’s who won’t reach out to them. This is what the betrayal by rinos has cost. I will not vote for rinos or any other variety of liberal.

The best chance Tancredo had to win the general election was to enter the Republican party primary.

Sure there are Republican voters who are idiots for not reaching out to the third party candidate Tancredo in the general election, but Tom Tancredo is also an idiot for not entering the Republican party primary.

120 posted on 08/15/2010 8:56:45 AM PDT by FreeReign
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