Darryl Glenn takes Colorado
Republican nomination for
U.S. Senate
COLORADO SPRINGS — Darryl Glenn did it again.
With little money and an all-volunteer staff, the county commissioner from El Paso shocked the Republican establishment again Tuesday by clinching the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate and earning a chance to unseat Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet in November.
The resounding victory — called 30 minutes after polls closed — catapulted Glenn back into the spotlight after he won a surprising victory at the state GOP convention in April. This time, he defeated two self-funded millionaires and a party rising star to emerge with a double-digit victory over his closest competitor in a five-way race.
“People are frustrated. They are angry,” Glenn told 100 supporters in a ballroom at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs. “They are tired of politicians saying one thing and getting elected to office and completely forgetting about the people that they left behind. I want you to understand that we get it.”
Glenn managed to emerge from the crowded race with a cavalry of allies — Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and other Tea Party stars — and received more than a half-million dollars in campaign help from outside conservative organizations. He called himself “an unapologetic Christian, constitutional conservative” who promised to take an uncompromising approach to Washington if elected.
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Sarah Palin, a former vice presidential pick and conservative figurehead, is endorsing Darryl Glenn in the five-way Republican primary for U.S. Senate, she said on her Facebook page Tuesday afternoon.
“I’m proud to endorse a proven warrior for US Senate in Colorado — Darryl Glenn is who this country needs!” she wrote. “Over two decades of exemplary military service brought him honor and adulation for his intelligence, leadership skills, fiscal responsibility and patriotism. His deserved recognition honed a servant’s heart. He’s one who proudly clings to God, guns and our constitution!
“Darryl Glenn is a conservative outsider needed to take Washington by storm. Colorado — please support Darryl Glenn for US Senate.”
Glenn, an El Paso County commissioner, faces presumed party-establishment favorite Jon Keyser, Colorado Springs businessman Robert Blaha, former Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier and former Colorado State University athletic director Jack Graham in the June 28 primary.
“This is a true honor, and we look forward to working for brighter tomorrow together. It is time for Colorado to lead, and we are proud to have Sarah Palin on board,” Glenn said.
Palin’s nod is the second high-profile endorsement for Glenn. Two weeks ago he was picked by the Senate Conservatives Fund, a major political booster with strong Tea Party roots.
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