So... looks like Tancredo is entering the race for governor

[rockhound]

i wish tom had stepped in before this all went down. i am sure he was doing the GOPs bidding by standing aside for their preferred candidates.

I think that The timing may be right for tom, finally. with the AZ immigration law coming down and all the support it has with the people. I think this may be candidate that will take our state in a good direction for a change,

so what if he is not a republican candidate, he is the only politician I can think of that says what he means, and doesn't have a ton of dirt to dig up about him. He says what needs to be said, Polls be damned. I am sick of all the candidates that say what they think will get them elected.

he is a true conservative and believes in our country and our flag.

I will back him.

[68Charger]

I would rather vote party lines myself, otherwise it is a guaranteed win for Lickmypooper.

This is a self-fulfilling prophecy... the only reason that it's a guaranteed win for Hickenlooper is because too many people have this same mentality, and won't vote for a person based on their own merit if they're not with "the party"

Colorado GOP screwed the pooch on this one- now I'm considering changing my voter registration to Independent...

I could go with my Father's philosophy- register as a Democrat, so you can vote for the biggest idiot(s) during the primary..

[Jumpstart]

i wish tom had stepped in before this all went down. i am sure he was doing the GOPs bidding by standing aside for their preferred candidates.

I think that The timing may be right for tom, finally. with the AZ immigration law coming down and all the support it has with the people. I think this may be candidate that will take our state in a good direction for a change,

so what if he is not a republican candidate, he is the only politician I can think of that says what he means, and doesn't have a ton of dirt to dig up about him. He says what needs to be said, Polls be damned. I am sick of all the candidates that say what they think will get them elected.

he is a true conservative and believes in our country and our flag.

I will back him.

I concur.

[TS12000]

I could go with my Father's philosophy- register as a Democrat, so you can vote for the biggest idiot(s) during the primary..

But it's so hard to choose which one!

[BPTactical]

i wish tom had stepped in before this all went down. i am sure he was doing the GOPs bidding by standing aside for their preferred candidates.

I think that The timing may be right for tom, finally. with the AZ immigration law coming down and all the support it has with the people. I think this may be candidate that will take our state in a good direction for a change,

so what if he is not a republican candidate, he is the only politician I can think of that says what he means, and doesn't have a ton of dirt to dig up about him. He says what needs to be said, Polls be damned. I am sick of all the candidates that say what they think will get them elected.

he is a true conservative and believes in our country and our flag.

I will back him.

+2

I may not agree 100% with some of Tancredo's views but the one thing that comes forth with this man- His honesty.
He tells it like he see's it.
He got guts and in this political enviroment-guts is enough.....

[claimbuster]

As much as I like Tancredo, I think he is doing us wrong. As I said earlier, all he is doing is ensuring a Democrat in the State Capitol.

[theGinsue]

the only reason that it's a guaranteed win for Hickenlooper is because too many people have this same mentality,

That's not entirely accurate; if it were, I'd go for the best candidate - even if there were third party.

There are LOTS of folks who will vote party lines period. THIS is what will split the vote the worst if there is a better candidate who is third party. Unfortunately, the Dem's rarely have this issue to content with. They typically stand united behind the biggest citizenry thierves they can find.

It recently struck me that Democrats are a combination of the two main characters of the Robin Hood story. They steal from the "rich" (anyone who works) and give to the poor like Robin Hood & tax the peasants (er, citizens) into oblivion like the Sheriff of Nottingham.

[OgenRwot]

One good thing, the other day he had a little slip up in an interview and said "I'm not sure how long I'm going to be in this race". Can't find where it was now but he said it and that makes me think he's doing this for attention...again. He's a smart man, he knows (at least I hope he does) that if he runs he will split the vote and therefore hand over the gov to Hick. If he does that everyone will say 'Tancredo split the vote and that's why we lost'. He would commit political suicide by doing that. But if he gets out and we still happen to lose people will say 'It was Maes fishy accounting' or 'McInnis' plagiarism that cost us'. I think he drops before November.

[68Charger]

That's not entirely accurate; if it were, I'd go for the best candidate - even if there were third party.

There are LOTS of folks who will vote party lines period. THIS is what will split the vote the worst if there is a better candidate who is third party.

How is this different than what I said? It's exactly what I'm trying to convey- You can only control your vote- The majority will just stick with party lines to avoid "flushing their vote".. but at the same time, it's exactly what causes the split votes..

[roberth]

I see a few people changing their affiliation from Republican to Independent. I don't understand why someone would do this and then complain about the Republican Party.

If a person want to change the Republican Party a person needs to vote in the primaries. In order to vote in the primaries a person needs to claim a Republican affiliation. OTOH if you want to mess with the dems I would claim a dem affiliation and vote for the most whacked dem I could find.

Just because a person has a Republican affiliation doesn't mean a person has to vote straight Republican, a person may vote any way they like.