Anderson quits state House race to prevent Hispanic or white candidate from winning

By / / State, Approved, coloradopeakpolitics.com

Source: Colorado Peak Politics

Auon’tai “Tay” Anderson has suspended his campaign for state House District 8 claiming too many other Black people are running, which he thinks could dilute the Black vote and allow whitey or a Hispanic candidate to win.

Instead, Anderson has created his own non-profit group and made himself boss.

Which means he’s not running for public office.

Oh, happy day.

The former Denver school board troublemaker suspended that reelection effort last year after a poll showed him deep underwater with less than 10% of support.

He announced then he would run for the state house seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Leslie Herod.

Taking a page from Lauren Boebert’s playbook, who just announced she’s switching congressional districts in the hopes of keeping the historically conservative 3rd CD in Republican hands, Anderson this week said:

…  the district risks losing the historically Black seat because the primary features multiple Black candidates, and historically that has led to a division of voters.

Of the half-dozen or more candidates running for the seat, two Black candidates are left now that Anderson is out.

The district is 57% White, 20% Hispanic and 14%, Black, according to the U.S. Census.

Channel 9 got to the heart of Anderson’s plot right off the bat:

DENVER — Auon’tai Anderson, the controversial former Denver School Board member, is dropping his campaign for a state House seat and asking the public for $30,000 in donations to start a new education-focused nonprofit.

Anderson expanded on a disclaimer on his fundraising page, explaining that the 2-week-old effort is not an IRS-recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit, after 9NEWS raised questions about its finances.

Anderson’s switch to the non-profit world sounds sketchy in this report, but it doesn’t appear any other news outlets are bothering to double-check the background of this non-profit that’s not yet a non-profit, of which Anderson plans to make himself CEO and is already promoting a fundraiser.

While everyone else is kissing Anderson’s ass, Kyle Clark over at 9News is more skeptical.

Grab the popcorn and turn on the X fight between the two.