May 17, 2006 08:00 AM UTC

Beauprez Asks Holtzman To Step Aside

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• by: Colorado Pols

Does Bob Beauprez think he has the votes to keep Marc Holtzman below the 30% threshold to make the primary ballot at Saturday’s Republican state assembly? It sure sounds that way, after a letter sent by the Beauprez campaign asking Holtzman to pull out of the race if he doesn’t get enough votes on Saturday. From The Denver Post:

Gubernatorial candidate Marc Holtzman on Tuesday rejected a request by his opponent, fellow Republican Bob Beauprez, who asked him to drop out of the race if he doesn’t get enough support to automatically make the primary ballot.

In a letter, Beauprez urged Holtzman to accept the “will of the delegates” at Saturday’s GOP convention and not petition onto the Aug. 8 ballot if he fails to collect the required 30 percent of the delegates. The convention, attended by about 3,000 delegates, nominates GOP candidates.

Holtzman dismissed the request and said he plans to continue campaigning until the August primary, regardless of what happens Saturday. He said Beauprez has not participated in “meaningful debates” that would allow voters to clearly understand the two candidates’ positions…

…Beauprez asked Holtzman, a former president of the University of Denver, to drop his petition drive to “send a message that we respect and value the time, effort and traditions of our State Party by accepting the will of the delegates.” Beauprez said Holtzman should step aside if he doesn’t get 30 percent of the delegates…?

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