Posted on 10/12/2010 9:46:19 AM PDT by FTJM
Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes said in a radio interview that he believes Democrat John Hickenlooper would be better for the economic health of the state than third party candidate Tom Tancredo.
Maes made the comment on the Cari and Robb Show, a talk radio show “for independent Americans.”
“I would say that John absolutely brings that kind of moderate business acumen and business experience that Republicans in Denver proper really like,” said Maes of Hickenlooper. “We’ve seen several major Republican businessmen back John Hickenlooper, so I would absolutely trust the mayor when it comes to the economic health of our state and the business community more so than I would Tom.”
The comment surprised conservative blogs because Maes and Tancredo are the two conservatives in the race, while Hickenlooper is liberal. Tancredo, a former Republican congressman, joined the race because he didn’t believe Maes had a chance to win in a general election against Hickenlooper.
Maes and Tancredo met at a park bench last week to discuss the race, but neither decided to drop out. The latest Rasmussen telephone survey found that Tancredo earns 35 percent of the vote while Maes trails with 16 percent. Hickenlooper is still ahead with 43 percent.
Another faux conservative reveals his true colors.
Maes is a Democrat plant.
Dan Maes is bought and paid for by the Democrat Party.
I don’t know which is worse, the loopy hick, the Maes-sed up RINO, or Tancredo coming in as what he has to know is a spoiler role.
I have more respect for flaming leftists who are true to their convictions and open about it than for this kind of sneaky, lying undercover agent RINO that has so infested the GOP.
But he did get Jim Palin's endorsement!
Tancredo might just win. The only spoiler at this point is Maes, who is polling in the mid teens.
The only spoiler is Maes.His showing will de-list the Republican Party
in Colorado as a Major Party.
Maes Blames His Supporters for Believing in Him (Denver Post):
But through it all, Maes has soldiered bravely forward, convinced he has been called by God to save The People.
Or that’s what we were all to believe.
But in today’s story about the former salesman, The Denver Post’s Jessica Fender notes:
Maes, who these days is careful to describe himself as “a small-business guy,” believes his followers built him up on their own and now he’s suffering the consequences.
“People were so desperate for someone pure that had character and integrity,” Maes said. “They saw a guy they really trusted and believed every word I said. They turned me into something surreal to them.”
That’s right. Dan Maes now says it was those very people who believed in him who are to blame for believing in him.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/10/12/dan-maes-fraud-blames-supporters/16206/
Everything that has gone wrong for Maes (usually due to his own dishonesty) he has blamed on someone else. Now he even blames his supporters, just like a con man blames the victims of his con for being gullible.
Establishment types do not like to be challenged.
Where does Maes stand on illegal immigration? His answer says a lot.
As Warren Zevon said....
You better stay away from him
he’ll rip your lungs out, Jim
I’d like to meet his tailor.
What did Maes’s polling look like before Tancredo added himself to the contest?
Dan Maes isn’t a RINO, he’s just a grifter. Never involved in politics on any level before, he saw a way to con folks out of their money by playing the outsider who would save the people.
Ah, see I’m so far away from CO politics that I had no idea.
Those idiots believed what he said, Maes can’t believe it. They fell for it.
Unfortunately, those he conned were those never involved in party politics before - those who came out for the Tea Party, who wanted to get involved and make a difference.
Well, I saw Lon Chaney walkin with the queen, doing the werewolves of London.
The only Republican backing Maes is that Jackass Steele
Was he drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s?
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