CO-GOV

Dem Hickenlooper Wins The Colorado Gubernatorial Race After All

Eric Lach | November 2, 2010, 10:26PM

John Hickenlooper

Democrat John Hickenlooper has won the Colorado gubernatorial race, successfully overcoming a late charge by American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo.

With 324 of 3,246 precincts reporting, Hickenlooper (55.94%) leads Tancredo (35.27%) and Republican Dan Maes (8.79%). MSNBC and FOX have called the race for Hickenlooper.

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Palin Gives Tancredo Last-Minute Endorsement In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | November 1, 2010, 6:08PM

Sarah Palin and Tom Tancredo

Sarah Palin is swooping in to the Colorado gubernatorial race with a last minute endorsement for American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo.

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CO-GOV

Fox News Poll: Tancredo Down Just 3 Points In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | November 1, 2010, 12:15PM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

A new Fox News poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows Democrat John Hickenlooper leading third-party candidate Tom Tancredo by just three points. Republican Dan Maes came in at 6%.

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PPP Poll: Dem Hickenlooper Up 5 Points In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | November 1, 2010, 11:03AM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

A new PPP poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows Democrat John Hickenlooper ahead of third-party candidate Tom Tancredo by five points, 48%-43%. Republican Dan Maes is a distant third at 8%.

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Marist Poll: GOPer Buck, Dem Hickenlooper Lead In Colorado Senate And Gov. Races

Eric Kleefeld | October 30, 2010, 1:14PM

Candidate for U.S. Senate Ken Buck (R-CO)

The new Marist poll of Colorado gives Republican Ken Buck a narrow lead in the Senate race against appointed Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Meanwhile, Democrat John Hickenlooper continues to lead American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo in the gubernatorial race, aided by vote-splitting from the beleaguered spoiler Republican nominee Dan Maes.

In the Senate race: Buck 49%, Bennet 45%. In the previous Marist poll from a month ago, Buck led by a stronger margin of 50%-42%. The TPM Poll Average for the Senate race gives Buck 48.0%, Bennet 45.5%.

In the gubernatorial race: Hickenlooper 47%, Tancredo 42%, Maes 5%. In the previous Marist poll from a month ago, Hickenlooper had 48%, Tancredo 29%, and Maes 19%. The TPM Poll Average for the gubernatorial race gives Hickenlooper 47.1%, Tancredo 42.1%, and Maes 6.9%.

The survey of likely voters has a ±4% margin of error.

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CO-GOV

Maes' Few Remaining Supporters Tell Him: 'Miracles Can Happen'

Eric Lach | October 29, 2010, 8:33AM

Dan Maes (R), candidate for Colorado governor

"Miracles can happen."

Those were the words of encouragement offered to Colorado Republican nominee Dan Maes by some of his few remaining supporters at a small event earlier this week, according to The Denver Post.

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CO-GOV

Dan Maes Disaster Could Leave The Colorado GOP A Minor Party

Eric Lach | October 25, 2010, 8:39AM

Dan Maes (R), candidate for Colorado governor

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes' disaster of a 2010 campaign could turn into a four-year embarrassment for state Republicans. It's been one blunder after another for Maes since he barely won the August 10 primary over former Rep. Scott McInnis, whose campaign was done in by a plagiarism scandal. But if Maes fails to get 10 percent of the vote on election day, his legacy won't be the U.N. bike plot warning or the tall tale of working undercover as a cop in Kansas. It will be leaving Republicans with minor party status in Colorado until 2014.

After weeks of declines in the polls, the TPM Poll Average now shows Maes coming in at 9.3%.

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CO-GOV GOPer's Family Is His 2nd-Highest Campaign Expense

Eric Lach | October 22, 2010, 1:43PM

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes.

If Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes didn't exist, Colorado Democrats would have to invent him. The latest news about this busted campaign is that the Maes family figures as the campaign's second-biggest expense.

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Fox News Polls: GOPer Buck Up 1 In CO-SEN, Dem Hickenlooper Up 5 In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | October 19, 2010, 11:57AM

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Colorado Ken Buck and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)

Fox News polls of the Colorado Senate and gubernatorial races released today show both races tightening as the election approaches.

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Rasmussen Poll: Hickenlooper Leading Tancredo By 4 Points In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | October 15, 2010, 3:50PM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

A new Rasmussen poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows third-party candidate Tom Tancredo within four points of Democrat John Hickenlooper. Republican Dan Maes is a distant third.

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CO-GOV

Tancredo Turns Attention To The Front-Runner Hickenlooper In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | October 11, 2010, 12:22PM

John Hickenlooper and Tom Tancredo

When Tom Tancredo first entered the Colorado gubernatorial race, it was seen as a obstructive act of defiance. Early polls showed him in third place, far behind the front-runner, Democrat John Hickenlooper, and ruining any electoral chance for Republican nominee Dan Maes (whose dysfunctional candidacy is in part what spurred Tancredo's run).

But since then, Maes' campaign has crumbled even further, while Tancredo has been raising money, rising in the polls and gaining endorsements. In the process, he's switched his focus from bashing Maes to attacking Hickenlooper. And though he still trails Hickenlooper by a bunch, the message is clear: Tancredo is playing to win.

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Dan Maes Gets Coveted Jim Palin Endorsement

Eric Lach | October 8, 2010, 8:35AM

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes.

Dan Maes has taken another step on his quest for the title of "saddest candidate of 2010." The Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate has lost support, trails in the polls and is out of funds. But he's making the most with what he's got. And yesterday, Maes proudly announced that Palin has decided to endorse him. What? No. Not Sarah Palin. Jim Palin, Sarah's father-in-law.

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PPP Poll: Dem Hickenlooper Leads Tancredo By 14 In CO-GOV Race

Marc Kilstein | October 7, 2010, 2:45PM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

According to a new PPP poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race, things are looking good for Democrat John Hickenlooper... and really, really bad for Republican Dan Maes.

The survey shows Hickenlooper with a comfortable lead, ahead of third-party candidate Tom Tancredo by 14 points and up a seemingly insurmountable 34 points on Maes. Through the last month, Tancredo has steadily increased his polling numbers, while Maes has fallen into a downward spiral. When PPP looked at the race in early August, Maes was on top of Tancredo-- through Hickenlooper still led big with 48%, to Maes's 23% and Tancredo's 22%.

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Rasmussen Poll: Hickenlooper Leads Tancredo By 8 In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | October 4, 2010, 2:31PM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

A new Rasmussen poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows third-party candidate Tom Tancredo within eight points of Democrat John Hickenlooper, with Republican Dan Maes far behind.

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CO-GOV

Polls: Buck Leading, Hickenlooper Cruising In Colorado

Eric Lach | October 4, 2010, 11:33AM

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Colorado Ken Buck and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)

A number of new polls in Colorado show Republican Ken Buck ahead in the Senate race, and Democrat John Hickenlooper maintaining his big lead in the three-way gubernatorial contest.

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Maes Releases Police Personnel File: He Was Chastised And Fired As Young Kansas Cop

Eric Lach | October 4, 2010, 8:36AM

Dan Maes

Weeks after Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes told a Denver Post reporter that parts of his tale of working undercover as a police officer in Kansas in 1985 may have been "incorrect" -- a story that hastened the crumbling of his gubernatorial campaign -- Maes has released documents related to his dismissal that he says validate his story. But do they?

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CO-GOV

Fox News Poll: Hickenlooper Stills Leads CO-GOV, As Maes Loses More Support To Tancredo

Eric Kleefeld | September 28, 2010, 11:31AM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

The new Fox News poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper continuing to lead the race, thanks to a split conservative vote between the gaffe-prone Republican nominee Dan Maes and Constitution Party nominee Tom Tancredo, a former Republican Congressman. Furthermore, Tancredo has for the moment definitely overtaken Maes as the alternative to the Dem.

The numbers: Hickenlooper 44%, Tancredo 34%, and Maes at only 15%. The survey of likely voters has a ±3% margin of error. There is no previous Fox News poll of this race. However, this poll was conducted through a Rasmussen offshoot, Pulse Opinion Research, which performs made-to-order robopolls. In the previous Rasmussen poll from two and a half weeks ago, Hickenlooper had 46%, Tancredo 25%, and Maes 21%.

The poll also found that Hickenlooper would lead Maes in a two-way race by a margin of 51%-37%. There was no question done for a two-way race of Hickenlooper and Tancredo -- a question that could become quite relevant if Maes continues to lose support.

The TPM Poll Average gives Hickenlooper 45.9%, Tancredo 32.0%, and Maes 16.8%.

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Lonely, Broke And Dead Last: Dan Maes' Sad Colorado Story

Eric Lach | September 24, 2010, 11:20AM

Dan Maes (R), candidate for Colorado governor

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes' campaign has finally fallen off the cliff it had been heading toward for weeks.

We've detailed Maes' numerous troubles before. (And. Boy. Has. He. Had. Troubles.) Maes' isn't just dealing with scandals or gaffes like some other inexperienced politicians this year. He's been abandoned by political allies, trails badly in the polls and is chronically short of funds. The calls for him to drop out are coming from all sides. Desperately lacking a clear strategy, he recently sank to simply calling one of his opponents, renowned nativist Tom Tancredo, an "illegal immigrant." All this with more than a month still to go before election day.

And while Tancredo's third-party run may be what definitively ruined Republicans' chances in the race, Maes is still the one carrying the GOP banner, waving it futilely as his campaign nosedives.

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Dan Maes Calls Tom Tancredo 'Illegal Immigrant' In CO-GOV Race (AUDIO)

Eric Lach | September 23, 2010, 1:48PM

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) and Republican candidate for Gov. Dan Maes

Short on friends and low on funds, Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes has resorted to name-calling. In a radio interview on KHOW yesterday, he called third-party candidate and infamous immigration fear-monger Tom Tancredo an "illegal immigrant" in the gubernatorial race.

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CO-GOV

CNN/Time Poll: Hickenlooper Still Leads -- But Tancredo Ahead Of Maes In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | September 22, 2010, 5:40PM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

A new CNN/Time poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows Democrat John Hickenlooper with a big lead, and Republican Dan Maes trailing third-party candidate Tom Tancredo by eight points.

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Lonely Republican CO-GOV Nominee Dan Maes Raised Only $14K In September

Eric Lach | September 21, 2010, 4:26PM

Dan Maes (R), candidate for Colorado governor

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes was already nearly out of friends. Now he's almost out of funds.

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CO-GOV

Maes Compares His Embellished Undercover Stories To Serpico

Eric Lach | September 17, 2010, 2:12PM

Have you seen Serpico? Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes sure has. And even though he's previously admitted that his tales of working undercover with the Kansas Bureau of Investigations back in the 1980s "might have been incorrect," he's now reasserting his version of the events, while comparing his story to the Pacino flick of a good cop fighting the forces of corruption.

"In my mind, all I can see is Serpico. Remember Serpico? He walks up to a door, knocks, and a gun gets stuck in his face," Maes told the Associated Press about the night in 1985 in which he says he met with agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. "That did not happen to me, but that's what's going through my mind."

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Rasmussen Poll: Tancredo Gains Ground -- But Hickenlooper Still Leads Big In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | September 14, 2010, 10:37AM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

A new Rasmussen poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows Democrat John Hickenlooper maintaining his comfortable lead, Tom Tancredo surging, and support for Republican nominee Dan Maes continuing to erode.

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CO-GOV

Buck And Bennet In First Debate: He's The Flip-Flopper!

Eric Lach | September 13, 2010, 11:37AM

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Colorado Ken Buck and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)

In their first debate, incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Republican nominee Ken Buck fought over flip-flops, boots and shoes.

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CO-GOV

Dan Maes Tells Conservatives: 'By Golly, I've Made A Few Mistakes'

Eric Kleefeld | September 10, 2010, 11:24AM

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes.

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes spoke last night to a group of conservative activists -- and further addressed the crisis of many top Republicans telling him to drop out of the race over his gaffe-riddled campaign. Many of them have endorsed the third-party candidacy of former Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo.

As the Durango Herald reports, Maes particularly acknowledged the defection of former state Senate President John Andrews: "John was probably the most painful because he was a great mentor."

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CO-GOV

Flying Solo: Everyone Abandons Dan Maes After Mistake-Riddled Campaign

Eric Kleefeld | September 10, 2010, 8:47AM

Dan Maes (R), candidate for Colorado governor

Things are not going well for Dan Maes in Colorado. After a series of highly-publicized miscues over the last few months -- and a third-party bid from ex-Rep. Tom Tancredo -- Maes' supporters are now leaving him in droves. The result? In a cycle where the GOP ought to be making strong gains all over the map, the party seems to be waving the white flag in the Colorado gubernatorial race -- where they should have had a great shot of winning.

Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter is retiring after one term, which saw him accrue negative ratings. The Dems are now running Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper -- and the Republicans no longer seem to be sure who they're running, even after the primary.

The trouble started with the two candidates in the GOP primary. Former Rep. Scott McInnis was caught in a plagiarism scandal, and Maes, the tea party-backed candidate who touted his business acumen on the trail, turned out to not exactly be a successful businessman. He was delinquent in filing required state paperwork, was late in making payments to his homeowners association, and had a lien placed on his house. Maes also made some interesting policy pronouncements, such as alleging that Hickenlooper's support for bike paths as mayor was part of a United Nations plot to destroy America's sovereignty. On the policy end, Maes proposed that he would lay off 2,000 state employees "just like that."

Then Tancredo threatened to get in as a third-party candidate if McInnis and Maes didn't drop out -- clearly as a potential threat to be a spoiler candidate -- and Tancredo later made good on his threat -- essentially splitting the conservative vote and all but handing the race to the Dem Hickenlooper.

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RGA Chairman Signals Republicans Giving Up On Maes In Colorado

Christina Bellantoni | September 8, 2010, 11:16AM

Dan Maes, Republican candidate for governor in Colorado, and Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS)

Gov. Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, had no kind words for his party's nominee for governor in Colorado Dan Maes. TPM has been chronicling Maes' problems over the last few weeks following his false claims he was a spy. Among his setbacks are the continued third-party candidacy of former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R) and Senate nominee Ken Buck (R) rescinding his endorsement.

Will the RGA stand by Maes with financial support?

"We have put some money in Colorado," Barbour told reporters during a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.

He added firmly, "We have put some money in Colorado. Past tense."

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CO-GOV

Ken Buck Recants Support Of Dan Maes

Eric Lach | September 3, 2010, 3:07PM

CO-GOV candidate Dan Maes (R) and CO-SEN candidate Ken Buck (R)

More bad news for Dan Maes. Colorado Republican Senate nominee Ken Buck has withdrawn his support for Maes, the party's gubernatorial nominee, according to the local CBS affiliate.

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CO-GOV

Even Tea Partiers Start Turning On Dan Maes In Colorado

Eric Lach | September 3, 2010, 1:10PM

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes.

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes' campaign is getting pretty lonely.

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CO-GOV

Report: GOP Calls Growing Louder For Dan Maes To Drop Out Of CO-GOV Race

Eric Lach | September 2, 2010, 1:21PM

Dan Maes (R), candidate for Colorado governor

As embarrassments continue to pile up for Colorado gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes, Republicans have been increasing the pressure on him to drop out of the race, according to the Colorado Statesman.

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CO-GOV

Dan Maes Forced To Back Off Claim That He Once Worked Undercover

Eric Lach | September 1, 2010, 1:17PM

This campaign season has seen a number of politicians caught embellishing their military records -- but this is a new one. The Denver Post has forced Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes to back off his claim that he once worked undercover with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation on a drug and gambling case.

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CO-GOV

Tancredo: First Lady Wanted To Ban Christmas Artifacts At The White House

Eric Lach | September 1, 2010, 8:41AM

Tom Tancredo

Tom Tancredo isn't going away. The former congressman and one-time presidential candidate may have upended the Colorado gubernatorial race with his third-party run, but he's still not shy to air his controversial views on national issues. In a phone interview with TPM, Tancredo discussed the gubernatorial race, the Cordoba House project, and what he really fears about Obama. He also referenced a long-standing urban legend about the Obamas' supposed war on Christmas.

"I remember a little thing, like Ms. Obama saying she didn't want any Christian artifacts in the White House during Christmas time," Tancredo said. Another problem, Tancredo said, is "hosting Ramadan events there."

Tancredo's recitation of the urban myth about Michelle Obama disdaining Christmas is just one of several instance of Tancredo ascribing an otherness to the Obamas.

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Rasmussen Poll: Hickenlooper Leading Maes, Tancredo In CO-GOV Race

Eric Lach | August 31, 2010, 1:16PM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

The latest Rasmussen poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race show Democrat John Hickenlooper still leading, and support for Tom Tancredo's third-party run falling.

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CO-GOV

Colorado Tea Partiers Angry At Tancredo: You Spoiled Our Party!

Eric Lach | August 23, 2010, 8:30AM

A tea party crowd. Tom Tancredo inset.

Tom Tancredo used to be something of a tea party hero. But not anymore, at least in Colorado. The ex-Congressman's foray into the state's gubernatorial race has essentially scuttled Republicans' chances in the contest -- and provoked outrage from local tea party members who feel betrayed after once counting Tancredo among their leaders.

Earlier this year, Tancredo was a featured player on the tea party circuit, giving an opening-night speech at Tea Party Nation's big February convention in Nashville. And in Colorado, Tancredo was a big force in the movement, helping to convince tea partiers to work within the Republican party structure instead of forming a new party.

Last December, Tancredo wrote an open letter to Colorado's 9-12 activists and tea party members, urging them to "think strategically" and arguing that forming a third party in the state was "suicidal and would only result in splitting the conservative vote and guaranteeing the re-election of liberals and socialists."

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Maes Rejects Tancredo's Offer That They Both Drop Out Of CO-GOV

Eric Lach | August 18, 2010, 3:50PM

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) and Republican candidate for Gov. Dan Maes

Republicans are in a bind in the Colorado gubernatorial race, but nominee Dan Maes isn't going to drop out to fix it.

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Maes Taps State Official As Running Mate In CO-GOV

Eric Lach | August 17, 2010, 4:16PM

Tambor Williams

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes has tapped Tambor Williams, currently an attorney in the state's Office of Judicial Performance, as his running mate. Williams will run for lieutenant governor.

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Dan Maes Announcing Running Mate -- And Nets Establishment Endorsements

Eric Lach | August 17, 2010, 12:24PM

Dan Maes (R), candidate for Colorado governor

The Denver Post reports that Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes is expected to announce his running mate today, the latest sign that the Tea Party-backed candidate plans to stay in the race, despite unfavorable polling and a chilly relationship with the party establishment.

He's also scored the endorsements of former Sens. Hank Brown and Wayne Allard, which he welcomed despite their ties to the party establishment.

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Rasmussen Poll: Dem Hickenlooper Leads Maes And Tancredo In CO-GOV

Eric Kleefeld | August 13, 2010, 11:41AM

CO Gov. candidates John Hickenlooper (D), Dan Maes (R) and Tom Tancredo (Constitution).

The new Rasmussen poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper ahead, aided by a split conservative vote between Republican businessman Dan Maes and Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo, a famously anti-illegal immigration ex-Republican Congressman.

The numbers: Hickenlooper 43%, Maes 31%, and Tancredo 18%. The survey of likely voters has a ±4% margin of error. In the previous poll from earlier this month, before Tuesday's primary, Hickenlooper led Maes and Tancredo by 42%-27%-24%. So it appears that Maes could be getting a slight bump from his primary win, but is still being kneecapped by Tancredo.

From the pollster's analysis: "Hickenlooper's level of support has been fairly steady for months, but he has clearly benefitted from Tancredo's entry in the race which splits the Republican vote. The Democrat had run roughly even with Maes in two earlier surveys."

The TPM Poll Average gives Hickenlooper a lead of 44.8%-26.3%-22.0%.

CO-GOV

Meet The CO GOP's Nominees: Two Newbie, Gaffe-Prone Tea Partiers

Eric Lach | August 11, 2010, 5:58PM

CO-GOV candidate Dan Maes (R) and CO-SEN candidate Ken Buck (R)

Colorado Republicans sure can pick 'em. Voters thwarted the party's plan in both the Senate and gubernatorial primaries yesterday, dismissing the establishment party's choices in each race, and making tea party-backed newcomers Ken Buck and Dan Maes their nominees.

Democrats seem to have gotten their wishes with both Republican nominees. Tom Tancredo's disruptive presence in the gubernatorial race means Republicans will need to broker some kind of deal if they hope to have any chance against John Hickenlooper. But it appears Maes is unlikely to play ball. Meanwhile, Buck brings paltry fundraising numbers and a loose mouth into his battle against Sen. Michael Bennet's formidable war chest and national Democratic support.

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PPP Poll: With Or Without Tancredo, Dem Hickenlooper Leads In CO-GOV Race

Thomas Rhiel | August 11, 2010, 4:06PM

CO-GOV Democratic Nominee John Hickenlooper

A new PPP (D) poll of the Colorado governor's race shows the Democratic mayor of Denver John Hickenlooper out in front -- with or without third-party candidate Tom Tancredo in the mix. In a one-on-one match-up with Republican nominee Dan Maes, who won last night's GOP primary, Hickenlooper leads 50%-38%. With Tancredo in the race, Hickenlooper leads with 48%, Maes 23%, and Tancredo 22%.

As past polling has shown, the addition of Tancredo effectively splits the GOP vote, giving Hickenlooper a considerable advantage.

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