Tancredo Weighs Governor's Race

[DerailAmnesty.com]

He'd get my vote ...


Former congressman and presidential candidate Tom Tancredo said he was hit with an avalanche of interest in his possible gubernatorial candidacy after a Douglas County supporter set up "The Draft Tom Tancredo for Governor" Facebook page Monday afternoon.

On Monday night, Tancredo wasn't saying whether he is in or out, however, but noted that time was ticking away.

"If we're going to do this thing, it's going to have to be soon," he said, reached on his cellphone. "Gosh, I've got to talk to a lot of people."

Tancredo said he had been a strong supporter of Josh Penry's.

"I had said that if Josh Penry wasn't in the race, I would be," said the Republican firebrand who is perhaps best known for his unflinching anti- illegal-immigration stance. "I know if I got into this thing, most of the party elite would not be happy."

Not so, says state GOP chief Dick Wadhams: "We still have two candidates in this race, and beyond that, it's a wide-open nomination process."