January 16, 2007 08:55 PM UTC

Elway Being Courted...For Governor

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• by: Colorado Pols

Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway always sees his name come up for the next big political race, but he never makes any effort to start a real candidacy. His name has come up again as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008, but an Elway spokesperson told the Rocky Mountain News that the former car dealer had no intention of running.

Not for the U.S. Senate, anyway.

Elway’s disinterest in a Senate run may stem from the fact that he is being heavily courted by Republican bigwigs to run for governor in 2010 – and they think that they may be able to convince him to do it. The governor’s office is a bigger prize for local Republicans because the sitting governor in 2011 will be able to help control redistricting in Colorado. Elway would enter the race with 100% name ID and would have three years to build up his public policy credentials in the meantime, all of which would make him a formidable opponent for Bill Ritter. And it’s not as if Republicans have an obvious choice for governor in four years anyway.