Governor hopeful Gschwendtner out of GOP primary race

[ccharles000]

Republican Joe Gschwendtner, an aspiring Colorado gubernatorial candidate, failed to collect the minimum number of valid signatures to petition on to the primary ballot, prompting him to withdraw from the race Friday.

The Douglas County businessman fell short of the required 10,500 certified signatures, despite having submitted 18,746.

Gschwendtner declined to endorse any other candidate.

"The reasons I entered this race have not changed. I believed then, as I do now, that I am the best Coloradan for the job," he said.

http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_15281097

[Ken Burch]

1. His bumpersticker wouldn't have fit on any American-made car, anyway

And with a last name like that, it sounds like he has a bad case of Irritable Vowel Syndrome.