Dan Maes Beats Scott McInnis in Colorado's Republican Primary Race for Governor

By John Gaudio

While that hardly constitutes a concession speech from Scott McInnis, according to Karen E. Crummy and Christopher N. Osher of The Denver Post, Dan Maes told his supporters shortly before midnight, "I am confident I am your Republican candidate for governor."  Not long after that The Denver Post called the race for Maes.

I've met Dan Maes a few times, and posted video I shot of Dan addressing a group of Rotarians two months ago.  He's a feisty businessman who appears to have beaten the odds by defeating Scott McInnis on a shoestring, having been hugely outspent by the McInnis campaign.  It's my hope that not just conservative Republicans, but all Colorado conservatives, including Scott McInnis and his supporters, and even Tom Tancredo, will rally round Dan Maes, support him financially and in other ways, and help him defeat Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper this November to become the next governor of the state of Colorado.

Almost everyone, it seems, including radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, has largely ignored Maes throughout this campaign.  I hope the media will wake up now, and take seriously both Dan Maes and Ken Buck.  If Dan's lead stands, which I'm nearly certain it will, and he beats John Hickenlooper, I'm confident he'll make a fine governor, stretching state dollars and cutting state expenditures as he reverses the policies and problems created by Democratic governor Bill Ritter and his Democratic House and Senate.

The big hurdle may be Tom Tancredo.  I like Tom.  He's feisty, outspoken, conservative, and making a big mistake, in my opinion, if he continues to run as a third party candidate for governor.  Eighteen years ago I made the mistake, along with many other conservatives, of voting for a good conservative third party candidate named Ross Perot.  Ross Perot's candidacy made it possible for Bill Clinton to win the presidency by splitting the conservative vote between Bush and Perot.  The majority voted for conservatives, and the Democratic minority elected Bill Clinton.

Please Tom, don't put Hickenlooper over the top by siphoning off conservative votes from our Republican candidate.  Support Dan Maes as he works to defeat John Hickenlooper and his sanctuary city agenda. 

Please do not be remembered as the man who turned Colorado over to John Hickenlooper.