Tom Tancredo, who upset Colorado politics with his third-party gubernatorial bid this year, told The Denver Post that he is “content in the fact that it’s part of God’s plan” that he lost big at the polls last Tuesday.
“I just wish he wouldn’t tease me so much,” Tanredo added.
Tancredo became the de facto Republican in the race after sapping support from the Tea Party-backed nominee Dan Maes, whose campaign fell apart shortly after he won the party’s nomination. Maes was so unpopular that Tancredo was able to raise money and gain support despite his long history of inflammatory rhetoric and the initial resistance from Tea Party members in the state. He stated early on that he could win, and in the final days of the race polls showed a tightening contest. But in the end, Tancredo lost to Democrat John Hickenlooper by more than 10 points, and he sounded doubtful about conservative prospects in the state.
“I’m not sure the conservative message is one Coloradans want to hear right now,” Tancredo said.
Tancredo also said that he doesn’t know if he’ll go back to being a Republican.
“We’ll see where it goes. Unless there is some purpose, I don’t know if I will go back to Republican. I’m not sure I will stay with ACP either,” he said. “Maybe I will become an independent. It’s a lot of heavy stuff to think about.”
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