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Dan Maes, Dick Wadhams, Mike Coffman effectively tell Republicans: Vote for Tom Tancredo
"Governor-elect" John Hickenlooper has a problem. Republicans are uniting behind American Constitution/Republican Party candidate, former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, for governor.
Monday night Mike Coffman told Tancredo that he was endorsing him. Coffman obviously is very worried that if Hickenlooper wins, the new governor will redistrict the freshman member of Congress into a much less secure GOP seat and possibly out of a job. It is imperative that Republicans elect Tancredo so that Coffman is not Gerrymandered into an early retirement.
Tuesday, Maes accepted an invitation from Tancredo to meet in Morrison and talk. Maes refused to quit the race and probably won't, but when he disclosed the meeting to the Colorado Springs Gazette, he effectively—if not intentionally—told his backers that he's done. Most Maes backers will vote for Tancredo because they don't want Hickenlooper, the Democrats in the General Assembly and the Democrats on the State Supreme Court to reGerrymander Colorado into a solidly Blue state for the next 10 or 20 years.
Today, Dick Wadhams, chairman of the Colorado GOP, sent an email to district captains assuring them that it won't matter if Dan Maes gets less than 10% of the gubernatorial votes. While such a result would legally relegate the party into a minor party and handicap its fundraising for future elections, the legislature and new governor would have to change that law or suffer the wrath of Republicans and most independents in the next election. Or a court would over turn the law. Or, as I've blogged, the American Constitution Republican Party would be born as a result of a merger of the two parties.
In short, Wadhams has released all Republicans from their self-imposed loyalty to the GOP for this year's gubernatorial election. Like Coffman and other smart Republicans, Wadhams has decided that Tancredo would make a fine governor, and he would make sure that the GOP wouldn't be redistricted into oblivion.
Bottomline: Maes, Coffman and Wadhams have decided to follow their Republican voters into Tom Tancredo's camp.
The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows Hickenlooper was leading Tancredo 43% to 35% with 16% going to Maes. Hickenlooper never has gotten 50% in the polls, and it's much more likely tonight than it was this morning that Tancredo can win the election by picking up eight or nine percentage points from Maes.
That's how I see things tonight.
LINKS:
Spotted this morning: Did the GOP just drop Dan Maes? Really? By Chuck Plunkett.
Dan Maes: 'I'm not going anywhere', by Ross Kaminsky.
Talk with Tancredo doesn't sway Maes, by Tom Roeder.
Tom Tancredo victory wouldn't hurt GOP or American Constitution Party, by The Business Word, 10.5.2010.
I cross posted a version of my post at ColoradoPols. It's getting some discussion by mostly Democrats here.
Very insightful accurate. Now let’s all unite and get busy getting Tancredo elected!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/06/2010 at 10:34 PMMaes can be a zero or a hero.
Stay in and you’re a zero Mr. Maes.Drop out, encourage your supporters to vote for Tancredo and you’re a hero.
The longer you wait, the more likely it is you will be the zero.
You can step up and make you’re best contribution yet to keeping Colorado safe from the likes of Hickenlooper.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/06/2010 at 10:55 PMkudos..bravo.
I linked your blog to mine on teapartybrewing.com/blog: Maes Endorses Tancredo - Almost.-Jen
Posted by Jen on 10/07/2010 at 04:07 AMHow in the world can Americans, and Coloradans in this case, ever expect change from guys like Hickenlooper, a true party hack. Don’t some folks get it yet? It isn’t about parties any longer since, both the democrat and republican bosses are one and the same when it comes to illegal immigration. They don’t get it. They don’t understand that Americans are sick of it. Truly sick of party hacks, in both parties selling them down the drain on this issue. Has anyone in Colorado ever heard of California and what illegal immigration has done to that state,etc.? Are Americans even capable of learning the lessons illegal immigration teaches year after year? STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/07/2010 at 10:45 PMMr. Tancredo understands illegal immigration inside out, just as Ms. Jan Brewer in Arizona does. It’s ruining state after state. California is nearly finished, and has a zero credit rating. Why? Because the political hacks that run California don’t understand what illegal immigration does just as Mr. Hickenlooper doesn’t understand what it does, and doesn’t care to understand what it does—just like the California political hacks in Sacramento don’t care to understand it. Sorry for being so circular, but it’s the truth. Folks, please, it is time to seriously wake up to what the elite are doing to this nation and put an end to it. Ameriacans have power, if only they would use it for their own good, rather than allowing someone elses agenda to control thier lives. Vote for Mr. Tancredo, and watch REAL CHANGE happen. Why keep doing the same thing over and over and expect a different result from the same old part hacks.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/07/2010 at 10:58 PMDan Maes needs to quit. I like poster #2’s wording. What is his problem. (I know he wants to be somebody and needs a job). But he’s at the point of fulfilling your five percent prediction, Don. I don’t want to be embarassed by that happening.
I wouldn’t mind it being as low as one percent to ensure a TT win, though.
Posted by Laura Victoria on 10/10/2010 at 10:21 AMThe people who have stated that TT is a spoiler of this election haven’t paid any attention to the numbers. Maes is the spoiler, clutching 15% of the votes. Now is not the time for on the job training for our next governor. By not stepping aside Maes’ proves that he is incapable of listening to the majority of the GOP or putting the state first. Fortunately, he will not be our next governor.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/11/2010 at 04:57 PMSome of these comments people are saying here on this issue really seem to make me look at this in a whole new way. I do enjoy the responses though.
Posted by Runny2010 on 10/23/2010 at 07:18 AM
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