Tom Tancredo Moves Into Second Place In Colorado Gov. Race: Rasmussen

Ramussen's latest poll shows that third-party candidate Tom Tancredo has moved past Republican Dan Maes into second place in the race for Colorado Governor. Democrat John Hickenlooper remains well ahead of both Maes and Tancredo.

The poll showed Tancredo, a former GOP congressman running as a member of the American Constitution Party, picking up 25% of the vote to Maes's 21%. Hickenlooper received 46% support.

The last Rasmussen poll, conducted two weeks ago, showed Maes beating Tancredo 24-14 with John Hickenlooper garnering 36% of the vote.

In the time since Rasmussen's last poll, Maes has become embroiled in a scandal over embellishment of his record a police officer in Kansas. Revelations about Maes's record prompted some senior members of the Colorado Republican Party to try to convince him to drop his campaign.

Many well-known Republicans have since defected in favor of Tancredo or even Hickenlooper.

The Denver Post reported yesterday that the GOP could be relegated to "minor party" status in Colorado if Maes fails to win 10% of the vote.

The Rasmussen poll has a 4% margin for error.

Comments

[GerryS]

05:19 PM on 09/16/2010

2 conservative jag-offs-------------

[cynical one]

08:12 PM on 09/15/2010

Ramussen.... ROFLMAO!!!!!

[Albertmum]

01:10 PM on 09/17/2010

Especially since Ramussen is typically repug leaning. It must be difficult, showing the dem in such a commanding lead.
Love your icon by the way.

[chaapai]

12:33 AM on 09/15/2010

could it possibly be that Tom Tancredo is a secret progressive? Is this his ingenious plan to ensure a Liberal victory? Nah, he is just a HUMONGOUS Double ddouche! And we Democrats thank the G^ds that he is!

Governor Hickenlooper! has a nice ring to it.

[Cat-Lover]

07:53 PM on 09/14/2010

The best part of this article is the statement that the GOP could be dropped as a major party should Maes' total fall below 10% of the total vote.

That's good news for Colorado if these jerks disappear!

[hatrickpenry]

10:56 PM on 09/16/2010

Colorado was a better place to live in the 70's & 80's before it became over-run with transplants and was Kalifornicated,.

[pjgm]

02:03 PM on 09/14/2010

It's fair to say that as usual, Tom will come up more than a little short.

[LisaCACO]

01:31 PM on 09/14/2010

still a distant second, still a jerk.

[Shan Wells]

12:16 PM on 09/14/2010

Thank you Tea Party. Boy, did you show us!

[welsh91]

12:04 PM on 09/14/2010

Mayor Hickenlooper- The windows in the front of the mansion are 48" x 30". Go ahead and pick out some drapes

[SteveDenver]

11:32 AM on 09/14/2010

I was at my mom's (one of the few people I know who still has a land-line telephone), and a pollster called while she was asleep. "TANCREDO ALL THE WAY!" It's great fun to screwup the polls whenever I can.

[cargofuzz]

12:11 PM on 09/14/2010

Awesome!