Dan Maes is Poised to Force Colorado GOP into Minority Party Status
According to a poll released by the Denver Post on Sunday, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, John Hickenlooper, holds a comfortable lead over both Dan Maes and Tom Tancredo. In fact, with a mere 1% of the voters undecided, Hickenlooper has more support than both of his major opponents combined.
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According to the Colorado constitution, any gubernatorial candidate that garners less than 10% of the vote, his/her party is, by definition, relegated to minority party status for the next two election cycles. That means the party will usually face some fundraising limitations and it does not get preferential placement on the top of the ballot with the major parties.
With Maes, the Republican candidate in the race, garnering only 9% of the vote, all I can say is, “Hello minor party status for Colorado Republicans.” You can thank the tea baggers, who nominated Maes, and Tom Tancredo’s massive ego for your place between the Libertarian and the Unity Parties on the 2012 ballot.
Hickenlooper, Tancredo, and Maes on Colorado’s Ballot Initiatives
The biggest surprise for me of this entire debate was Tom Tancredo coming out in support of the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, while Hickenlooper came out against it.
Dan Maes for Governor: The Story that Just Keeps on Giving
The Colorado Statesman reported on Friday:
The Colorado Republican Party has officially abandoned its support of their nominee, with State Chairman Dick Wadhams saying he was "very disappointed in the decision by Dan Maes to continue his candidacy for governor. Revelations before and especially after the August 10th primary have raised serious questions about the veracity of how he has presented his professional background and career and have virtually destroyed any possibility of running a viable campaign."...
...A story published earlier Friday by the Washington, D.C.-based Politico referenced an anonymous source who said Maes met Friday morning with members of the Colorado Republican Party's executive committee. According to the political news site's account, powerful Republicans confronted Maes with further "damaging evidence" about him that hadn't yet been made public in a last ditch effort to force him from the race.
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