Despite GOP fears, Tancredo soldiers on

*How toxic is Tom Tancredo to the Colorado GOP? His anti-immigration rants are so bad that some  high-level Colorado GOPers have asked him privately to drop out of the gubernatorial primary race. Tancredo in Colorado, Patrick in Texas … they may be having Pete Wilson déjà vu. VL

By Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post

Republican Judith Martinez can barely contain her ire when she talks about gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo and his position on illegal immigration.

The Lakewood mother of seven who is married to a Latino said she shares Tancredo’s frustration with some issues involving immigration. But she said the problem is the former congressman appeals to voters who want to “dehumanize” illegal immigrants.

“My husband Bryan told me if he didn’t oppose everything Democrats stand for, he would be tempted to move over to the Democratic Party, because he often feels that people who look like him are not welcome in the Republican Party,” Martinez said.

Her fears are not lost on key Republicans, who note that in a recent poll twice as many Latino voters had an unfavorable opinion of Tancredo than had a favorable view.

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