Walker Stapleton Will Skip Caucus, Go Petition Route

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by: Colorado Pols

Republican Treasurer candidate Walker Stapleton announced today that he would be petitioning onto the ballot and not participating in the caucus. From a press release:

Walker Stapleton, candidate for Colorado State Treasurer, will launch a grassroots statewide petition drive to earn a spot on the Republican Party primary ballot.

“I am really looking forward to starting the petition process,” Stapleton said. “This is a great chance to get out and talk to thousands of registered Republicans across the state about the need to put taxpayers first and put Colorado back on the path to fiscal discipline.”

Stapleton said his campaign will be out at major events statewide throughout the spring collecting signatures.

There’s no real surprise here, given that Republican candidates J.J. Ament and Ali Hasan are more well-known among Republican faithful. Stapleton will need to collect at least 10,500 signatures from registered Republicans (1,500 minimum from each congressional district) in order to qualify for the ballot.

10 thoughts on “Walker Stapleton Will Skip Caucus, Go Petition Route”

BICora says:

March 16, 2010 at 10:05 pm

That is just so..un-American. so un-Democratic.

Oh wait- all the R’s will still get to vote for him or not if he can complete the petition, so it’s actually really smart.

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Ralphie says:

March 16, 2010 at 10:07 pm

When you have more money than supporters in your own party.

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Voyageur says:

March 16, 2010 at 10:15 pm

I was beginning to think JJ Ament might shut out both his rivals.

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1. It's Me says:
  
  March 16, 2010 at 10:52 pm
  
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Tazistan Jen says:

March 16, 2010 at 11:50 pm

Especially when it is announced the day of the caucus? His supporters will still vote for him in the preference poll, right? (If there is a preference poll for treasurer – I’m not sure how the Republicans operate).

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1. RedGreen says:
  
  March 17, 2010 at 1:49 am
  
  It really has no impact on caucus operations or delegate selection, the governor and Senate races are going to suck all the air from that. But he gets some attention while everyone’s paying attention.
  
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2. Ralphie says:
  
  March 17, 2010 at 4:22 am
  
  Both of them?
  
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  1. Fidel's dirt nap says:
    
    March 17, 2010 at 7:01 pm
    
    It was about 65 friggin’ degrees yesterday, what do you expect ? Walker Stapletons’ supporters were getting in the first full 18 holes they could after this long hard Denver winter.
    
    Caucus in some smelly school gymnasium with commoners when they could be swinging sticks with the chaps at Denver CC ? Egads.
    
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    1. Ralphie says:
      
      March 18, 2010 at 5:38 am
      
      I forgot. Do you think they were able to put together a foursome?
      
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      1. RedGreen says:
        
        March 18, 2010 at 3:58 pm
        
        a Walker or a Bush from out of state.
        
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