Tom Tancredo to Run for Colorado Governor

[centrarchidae]

Republican party hasn't won a statewide election in over a decade (Owens and Allard in 2002). I like Tancredo, and voted for him in 2010, and will probably vote for him in 2014, if I'm still here, but I don't think the state can be turned from its blue ways now.

Our Secretary of State and Attorney General are both statewide and both Republicans.

[milwaukeeshaker]

Knock yourselves out.

[Hound]

Well poof, he's got my vote. "In March, Hickenlooper told Denver's 9NEWS that he didn't think his gun-control efforts would jeopardize his re-election hopes." Far as I'm concerned, that's is exactly what will take him down

Only one way to prove it. I think that the defeatist sentiment from some on here is the most worrisome though. The margins are close as it is.

[KS63]

Do you really think with our state currently being officially Democrap that Tancredo stands a snowballs chance in hell? C'mon get real, wake up and stop dreaming. Face the facts and stop stroking yourself.

So you've thrown in the towel before the fights even started?

[beast556]

I voted for him last time and I will vote for him again.

[Dingo]

I'm all for Tancredo. I may not agree with absolutely everything he believes in, but at least he's very open his views. I don't see a lot of deceit there.

[ruffian]

I was fortunate to have had a phone chat with Tom several months ago concerning the currently passed gun legislation. He is a humble focused honest man in my opinion. It is a rare thing nowadays for a political leader to to be as frank and honest as he was in our conversation.......he was pretty hard on himself. If we as a non democratic party voting base can come together, he would really help restore the sanity to Colorado.

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[roberth]

I heard on KHOW this morning that Senator Brophy and SOS Scott Gessler were going to run for governor as well.

Senator Brophy would be worthy of a vote too. I'll have to look at SOS Gessler.

[Bailey Guns]

It's a little early in the game, but if Tancredo is the R candidate for governor, I'd vote for him.

But I don't get all giddy about him...he's not my ideal candidate though we'll see if anyone better will apply for the job. I'd still like to see Terry Maketa run though I don't know much about him other than his stand on the recent gun control issues.

Seems like a few of you have some short memories about Tancredo:

April 5 [2000] - Conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, the congressman from Columbine, is supporting the statewide gun-control initiative to close the "gun-show loophole." "I support anything that is designed to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them, and this fits," Tancredo said. "This is a reasonable gun-control provision."

Yeah, Tom...we're all about those "common sense" and "reasonable" gun-control provisions...just like it says in the 2A. He also scores a B+ from the NRA which indicates he's had some problems at times with his stance on gun issues.

But, I'd vote for him all day long and twice on Sun over ANY democrat.

ETA: Just saw the post by roberth...Brophy would be a good candidate as well. I'd consider him over Tancredo.

[roberth]

ETA: Just saw the post by roberth...Brophy would be a good candidate as well. I'd consider him over Tancredo.

I was thinking the same thing.