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Related: About this forum5 jerks... I mean retreads... I mean Republicans are vying for Governor Frackenlooper's spot
and I still want to primary Hick out of his governorship due to his support on fracking which is extremely dangerous.
http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_23295354/colorado-gubernatorial-gop-primary-getting-crowded
Anyone who supports fracking has zero support in this family.
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5 jerks... I mean retreads... I mean Republicans are vying for Governor Frackenlooper's spot (Original Post)
Mr. David
May 2013
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fizzgig
(24,146 posts)1. laffey's already bowed out
Republican Steve Laffey, in a statement released Friday, announced he has withdrawn from the Colorado Gubernatorial GOP primary a week after putting his name into the ring.
"He saw that Tom Tancredo got in, that (Scott) Gessler got in, and he wanted to avoid a contentious Republican primary that would divide the party," said Patrick Davis, Laffey's campaign manager.
Once the mayor of Cranston, R.I., Laffey moved to Fort Collins in the Spring of 2010 where he now operates a ranch. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006, but lost the GOP nomination to Lincoln Chafee.
"Colorado was one of the last best places," Laffey told The Post Tuesday. "But it's been obvious in the last few months that the state is not going in the right direction."
"He saw that Tom Tancredo got in, that (Scott) Gessler got in, and he wanted to avoid a contentious Republican primary that would divide the party," said Patrick Davis, Laffey's campaign manager.
Once the mayor of Cranston, R.I., Laffey moved to Fort Collins in the Spring of 2010 where he now operates a ranch. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006, but lost the GOP nomination to Lincoln Chafee.
"Colorado was one of the last best places," Laffey told The Post Tuesday. "But it's been obvious in the last few months that the state is not going in the right direction."
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denverbill
(11,489 posts)2. Frankly, I think Frackenlooper is running in the wrong primary.
He should run in the Republican primary. He'd probably clean up.
Then we could run a moderate Democrat to run as a Democrat.
mountain grammy
(27,464 posts)3. This family too.