Rumor has it that Tom Tancredo has decided against running for Governor–not that we ever really thought he would, no matter what he said–and will formally endorse Scott McInnis on Monday in a press conference that will include Josh Penry.
For all Tancredo’s boasting and blustering, running for Governor is a serious commitment–in both time and money spent–not really something Tancredo is up to after retiring from a congressional seat that required no effort on his part to maintain. There’s also been an exceeding amount of “pressure” put on him to not run by Republicans who know they can’t afford a primary with a moderate McInnis if they hope to knock off the moderate Gov. Bill Ritter next November.
That all said, we can’t help but wonder what the real purpose of this “threat” of a Tancredo candidacy was, and the “concessions” supposedly demanded of McInnis by Tancredo and Penry. There’s something about the timing of all these related op-ed columns and news articles that stinks of contrivance–of theater to appease angry conservatives.
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Will the Teabaggers sit back and swallow this? Or will they find another patriot to take on the kingmakers’ hand-picked RINO lawyer-lobbyist?
Stunned I tell ya!
Even as we speak. Tancredo is waxing and waning…” He may still decide to run…blab, blab,…but if the repubs can get together on conservative principles…ie. the Contract on Colorado….he will graciously bow out.” On the other hand, he loves this country. ….blab, blab,…..
I am telling you people, the repubs have it all together….a strategy and party cohension…..they are lean, mean and hungry….
There is no God. Told ya.
That’s why he has that asterisk next to his name in the Big Line that denotes he is either “announced” or a “virtual lock” to run?
“Always hard to tell if Tom is serious” is what we wrote.
We Dems don’t quit – we keep trying. But Republicans keep quitting – Sarah Palin, Josh Penry, Tom Tancredo. The far right seems to be all talk, no action.
Peter Groff, Gwyn Green, Jim Isgar, Anne McGihon …
I don’t know the other three but…
Jennifer Veiga was pushed out – and for good reason.
Peter Groff moved up, not out.
Do you have any idea what you’re talking about? Apparently not.
Groff got a full-time job, but he still quit his Senate seat, as did Isgar. McGihon left for career advancement and Green retired for good reason, but they all quit (“We Dems don’t quit” — ha!)
Of the Republicans you draw your sweeping conclusion from, only Palin left office mid-term (for what is, arguably, a move up, into full-time celebrity and potential presidential candidate), Penry decided not to run a year before the election but is still Senate minority leader, and Tancredo never did anything but flirt with running.
Your point is cheap and silly.
Ask Dan Slater about that one.
Great Blog post. Rumor has it. You could at least say, “anonymous source says” or something like that. I sure wonder which rumorer has it like that.
You have to be in.
It’s just not going to happen. He’s simply too goofy.
Ritter is in deeeeeeeep sh$%T. Tanc got cleaned out by Madoff. That matters. The liberals can thank Obama’s Geitner and the gang for this one. Tanc lost at least $1MM.
and all those damn leaves in my gutter
Not Obama…go clean out your leaves CT maybe it will help you read
Let’s look at your argument…
Sorry if I am too dense to understand your bulletproof logic there GW.
I can’t believe nobody has said it yet. The Pols are alluding to it.
Everybody knows Tanc could not win, that includes Wadhams, that includes Tanc. McInnis had nothing to fear except Tanc undermining the base.
Tanc allowed himself to be used as a symbol of FAKE “pressure” on McInnis to get McInnis to “agree to” a platform that would appease the right wing of the GOP and end the rebellion. They did it to paper over Penry’s forced exit from the race.
DON’T BE FOOLED! There are a growing number on the right who aren’t, like John Andrews. He Tweeted this Thursday in response to the news:
http://twitter.com/JohnAndrews…
I know a lot of people on this site hate Andrews, and I don’t agree with him on anything, but did you know he was one of the first people to resign from the Nixon White House? Andrews is way right but he has more integrity than most of the people running the GOP today – and it’s times like these when it shows.
Attention Colorado rank and file Republicans: YOU ARE BEING ROLLED. RIGHT NOW. Are you going to do anything about it?
That’d be John “Bag Man” Andrews?
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http://www.coloradopols.com/sh…