Democrats think Tancredo will be the easiest to defeat..

[Monky]

I just received my ballot in the mail and for the life of me there isn't one asshole I want to vote for.

Lesser of the evils... Hard call.


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[68Charger]

Back to the OP, what I find Ironic is that Tanc seems to think he's got the upper hand with independents and right leaning Democrats (assuming there are any of those left).


Honestly I'm not too worried about Tancredo ... he's going to lose in the primary and then go away (no I don't see him pulling a third party stunt this time around ... and while I don't generally approve of third party stunts, it made sense why he did last time because its clear that the CO GOP was already smoking dope when they gave use Maes).

Exactly- that's when I went unaffiliated, because the GOP really on vetting Maes, and as a result handed it to Hick.
I did not want to be affiliated with an organization that did that bad of a job, and told them so when they called for donations.

Call me "disenfranchised"

[Zundfolge]

I just received my ballot in the mail and for the life of me there isn't one asshole I want to vote for.

Lesser of the evils... Hard call.

So who exactly would be good enough for you to vote for? What does this mythical "perfect GOP candidate" look like? I'm not trying to stir shit here, I really wanna know what exactly all you GOP naysayers are looking for in a candidate.

[brutal]

While we're at it, what does anyone know about Stevan Strain who is opposing Weaver in the DougCo County Commissioner D1 primary?

I'm loathe to cast a vote for that POS Weaver.

[Bailey Guns]

It's not up to the GOP who runs for governor under the republican label. They can recruit and promote a candidate all they want. That doesn't stop others from running as republicans. They may not get party support but that doesn't matter if they get the support of the people.

I see a few of you saying there's no one on the GOP primary ballot worth voting for. Personally, I've been a Kopp supporter since he announced. Can anyone tell me why he's not worth supporting?

ETA: I didn't see the following from Zundfolge before posing my question but he nailed it. What exactly do you want in a candidate?

So who exactly would be good enough for you to vote for? What does this mythical "perfect GOP candidate" look like? I'm not trying to stir shit here, I really wanna know what exactly all you GOP naysayers are looking for in a candidate.

[milwaukeeshaker]

Received my mail in ballot yesterday, since Brophy didn't make the cut, voted for Kopp today. Seems the best of the 4 available choices. Tancredo too much baggage and failed tries, Beauprez not strong on guns, and 1 failed try, down to two, Kopp seems the most to the right. Now if he will just be quiet about abortion, maybe the Repubs stand a chance.

[battle_sight_zero]

I just received my ballot in the mail and for the life of me there isn't one asshole I want to vote for.

Lesser of the evils... Hard call.


Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.

Geez many of you are giving up. Hickenlooper and the democrats are a bigger evil than any of the Republican candidates. With this attitude in a gun forum of all places I guess I wont have any hope of buying 16 round or more standard magazines or trading with any of you you firearms without a ffl and the government tracking it. Makes me discouraged many of you are doing what the demonrats want you to do and that is give up. Hickenlooper is beatable, nothing on his watch has improved dont fall for the traps.

[68Charger]

It's not up to the GOP who runs for governor under the republican label. They can recruit and promote a candidate all they want. That doesn't stop others from running as republicans. They may not get party support but that doesn't matter if they get the support of the people.

I see a few of you saying there's no one on the GOP primary ballot worth voting for. Personally, I've been a Kopp supporter since he announced. Can anyone tell me why he's not worth supporting?

ETA: I didn't see the following from Zundfolge before posing my question but he nailed it. What exactly do you want in a candidate?

So who exactly would be good enough for you to vote for? What does this mythical "perfect GOP candidate" look like? I'm not trying to stir shit here, I really wanna know what exactly all you GOP naysayers are looking for in a candidate.

This is EXACTLY my point.. I don't have $M to spend on advertising, nor do I have tax exempt status to do so...
I'm not looking for a perfect candidate- that's where you're wrong about me.

Show me a #%#(@$&$ candidate that can beat Hick, and I'll get behind him! Kopp isn't polling against Hick- again, unless something changes- and right now the Dems are doing a fine job of promoting Tancredo (remember where this thread started?), so Kopp currently doesn't stand a chance in the Primary. WTF is the GOP doing as far as strategy? it's just absent... like a total vacuum.

for reference: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epo...rnor_race.htmlColorado Governor - Kopp vs. Hickenlooper

Poll Date Sample Hickenlooper (D) Kopp (R) Spread
Quinnipiac 4/15 - 4/21 1298 RV 47 38 Hickenlooper +9
PPP (D) 3/13 - 3/16 568 RV 49 32 Hickenlooper +17
Quinnipiac 1/29 - 2/2 1139 RV 47 38 Hickenlooper +9
PPP (D) 12/3 - 12/4 928 RV 45 37 Hickenlooper +8
Quinnipiac 11/15 - 11/18 1206 RV 44 40 Hickenlooper +4

Looks pretty sad, what's the plan to turn that around?
Gotta make it look good enough for people to vote for him in the primary!

I'm a realist... you were just asking about what perfect candidate would fit our requirements?
I'm here to tell you- one that can BEAT Hick, and won't be the SAME has him when elected... it's that %#@)( simple.

ETA- I honestly formatted that with spaces to make it readable... but the site deleted my spaces... follow the link, and you'll see Kopp is trailing BADLY.

[Bailey Guns]

Kopp is the most conservative and best candidate available. I've already admitted I'm doubtful, at this point, he can beat Hickenlooper either. But I don't think that's the fault of the GOP or Kopp. There's no doubt Hickenlooper is a strong candidate but he's not invinceable. But it's not like the GOP can force someone who might be able to beat Hickenlooper to enter the race.

And there are others who constantly rail against the GOP putting forth the "most electable" candidate.

If you, and I, and all our friends get behind someone like Kopp and convince a few people each to vote for Kopp, and they convince a few people, he can beat Hickenlooper. But it isn't gonna happen by just predicting defeat and playing the "disenfranchised" victim. It's gonna take a lot of work.

Personally, I think it's too early to look at polls. I think you'll see Kopp becoming more and more popular. He won the top spot at the GOP assembly with little to no name recognition. He's been working hard on that in the months since.

[Zundfolge]

Personally, I think it's too early to look at polls.

THIS.

If you're going to look at the polls before the primary we might as well not have a primary and just coronate Hickenlooper El Gobernador de la vida.