Ex-GOP congressman Tom Tancredo negotiating for spot on Colorado gubernatorial ballot

Tancredo negotiating for spot on Colo. ballot

DENVER — Former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo is negotiating with the American Constitution Party to run for Colorado governor and replace their candidate on the ballot.

The move would give Tancredo a way to get on the November ballot without running as a Republican.

The American Constitution Party’s candidate, Benjamin Goss, declined to say Thursday whether he was stepping down voluntarily.

Tancredo had raised the possibility of running unaffiliated or for a third party because he doesn’t believe the two GOP candidates in the Aug. 10 primary can win against Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper.

Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams says he believes Tancredo will have the “good judgment to not imperil our ability to win the governor’s race.”