Republicans have a new candidate for Governor in 2018: This guy!
“This guy” is Doug Robinson, a nephew of former Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Aside from the fact that one of Robinson’s parents is a sibling of Romney — and that Robinson was a co-chair of Romney’s finance committee in Colorado — we can’t tell you much about the guy. John Frank of the Denver Post has a short story on Robinson’s candidacy that doesn’t say much of anything — the initial version of Frank’s story said that Robinson’s campaign declined to respond to repeated requests for comment, which is a strange way to roll out a statewide campaign — but does include some of the text from Robinson’s announcement letter sent to Colorado Republicans:
The Denver investment banker declared his candidacy for the 2018 race in a letter sent to Republican activists and launched online advertisements directed to a new campaign website [Pols emphasis]. His campaign launch is scheduled for Friday…
…His letter touts himself as a “committed Republican my entire life.” And he highlights his business background, noting that he founded his own company and then worked in technology investment banking for KPMG. “My background is in business — not politics,” he said.
A businessman, not a politician. How inventive.
If you are wondering why Robinson made such a cryptic announcement today, touting a website that says absolutely nothing, the bolded line in the Denver Post story above may provide a clue. Robinson’s campaign appears to have launched online advertisements before bothering to register as an official campaign committee, which is not exactly legal; someone may have panicked and realized that Robinson needed to make his campaign official before he started spending money on said campaign.
The only other thing we remember about Robinson is from a Mitt Romney appearance in Colorado during the 2012 election. Halfway through the clip below, Robinson says something off-camera and then gets a shout-out from Romney:
So, anyway, the GOP race for governor is getting crowded. Maybe it’s time to gas up the 2016 Republican Senate clown car for another tour through Colorado.
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Because electing a businessman has worked so well in the White House.
Son of a Mitt's sister…
Let's see, his niece is RNC chair. Mitt may replace Orin hatch in the Senate. And one of Mitt's sons supposedly has political aspirations.
Distinguishing himself by being a fundraiser for his uncle's Presidential campaign. There's a world of qualifications for an Executive position.
a fundraiser for a losing campaign, that has electability written all over it!
Let's see what he has to offer. The people deserve a choice between two qualified candidates.