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Tancredo makes it official; endorses Mitt Romney
Rep. Tom Tancredo announced Thursday he is dropping out of the GOP presidential race and plans to endorse rival Mitt Romney.
Tancredo, a five-term congressman from Colorado who became famous for his fight against illegal immigration, made the announcement at a press conference in downtown Des Moines.
“I’m doing two things that I believe are in the best interests of this cause, and that cause is, of course, a secure America. I am withdrawing from the race and I’m endorsing Governor Romney for president of the United States,” Tancredo said.
Tancredo’s signature issue — the fight against illegal immigration — has become a major theme in the GOP presidential contest.
All leading candidates — including Romney, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee — are spending time and money trying to prove they are tough on illegal immigration.
Tancredo never made it passed the single digits in the polls, but his focus on illegal immigration helped make it a prominent issue in the race.
He ran two controversial ads which linked immigration to terrorism and violent crimes.
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By Cory
December 20, 2007 7:41 PM | Link to this
I’ve posted this at more than just this blog, but I definitely do not work for Romney’s campaign. I want some conservatives, who I feel haven’t given Mitt a fair shake thus far, to seriously reconsider their positions. Romney is clearly now the anti-illegal immigration candidate. What candidate can win the support of ALL conservatives…fiscal, defense, AND social? Mitt’s the man!
By RO
December 20, 2007 10:15 PM | Link to this
I believe Thompson will handle immigration appropriately.