Tancredo backing off Senate bid
M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News
Published January 15, 2007 at midnight
Rep. Tom Tancredo on Monday encouraged his former colleague, Rep. Scott McInnis, to run for the U.S. Senate in 2008, appearing to take his name out of the running for the seat that will be vacated by the retiring Sen. Wayne Allard.
Tancredo, R-Littleton, said in the past he would be interested in a U.S. Senate seat if Allard retired. But he also is considering a long shot run for the presidency, and he wrapped up a pivotal scouting trip to the early caucus state of Iowa over the weekend.
Afterwards, according to spokesman Carlos Espinosa, Tancredo said: "At the end of the day, I think I'd like to see Scott McInnis run for that (Senate) seat."
Tancredo was traveling Monday and unavailable for comment. His decision about whether or not to form an exploratory presidential committee was still up in the air but would be made very soon, Espinosa said.
McInnis is one of several people whose names have been mentioned as possible Allard replacements. Other potential Republican candidates are: former congressmen Bob Schaffer or Bob Beauprez, former Gov. Bill Owens, state Attorney General John Suthers or Secretary of State Mike Coffman.
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