2010 Colorado Gubernatorial Campaign
See also: Colorado gubernatorial election, 2010After he ended his run for president, Tancredo decided against running for reelection. Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez said he spoke to Tancredo about possible runs for governor or Senate in 2010.
Tancredo spoke at the Constitution Party's national committee meeting on October 23, 2009.
In July 2010, Tancredo warned the two Republican candidates for governor in Colorado that if whoever won the primary was behind in polling the day after the primary and did not drop out, Tancredo would respond by entering the race as the candidate for the American Constitution Party. Tancredo subsequently announced that he was going ahead with plans to run as a Constitution Party candidate.
In January 2011 Tancredo re-registered as a Republican, saying it is the "only game in town".
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