Tancredo rumored to be 'pulling out'
Submitted by Jane Aitken on Wed, 12/19/2007 - 19:10
http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2007...
Shelly says she has no idea about this...but then again, I'm sure they instructed her to wait and not tell if this is true.
We've already had many of his supporters come over to our side. But I do worry that this will throw votes over to one of the other unacceptables...
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i think half of his
i think half of his supporters would go to duncan hunter, and half could come to us. so that would give us, what... another 1% nationally?
Tom 4 VP.
Tom 4 VP.
I see Tancredo as having
I see Tancredo as having three options
1. Run as a Third Party
2. Endorse Ron Paul
3. Endorse No one at all
Unless his belief system has drastically changed he will not endorse:
Guliani, Romney, Huckabee, Thompson, McCain.
The reason is that while Tancredo doesn't speak openly so much about it, he does oppose (and believe in) the North American Union. While Thompson on paper might be the closest "mainstream" candidate to his views, I think Tancredo realizes where his loyalties lie.
So he could endorse Duncan, but that would be futile, or he could endorse Ron, although he would have to come out and make clear that he still disagrees with Ron on Foreign Policy.
Personally I think Ron should offer to make Tancredo his Immigration czar/adviser, that might get Tancredo to come over to our side. I do think that whomever Tancredo endorses will have a highly increased chance of winning the nomination, because of how huge the immigration issue is this election cycle.
Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice.
Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice.
Tancredo can't get votes for himself...
so he won't be getting any votes for Paul if he were to make that endorsement. I think, let him go quietly into the night.
The only part I'm dissappointed about is that now we'll have to click on Hunter if Ron Paul or Other isn't in the online poll and we feel the need to mess with the media.