smell ya later, Tom Tancredo....

[ravdin]

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_el_pr/tancredo

[Brainster]

And endorses Mitt Romney (http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/NEWS/71220020/1001):

The Colorado Republican made his exit from the race official at a press conference this afternoon in downtown Des Moines. He'll throw his support behind GOP candidate Mitt Romney, he said.

[RecoveringYuppy]

Tancredo drops White House bid
Sounds like he has way overestimated the magnitude of the housing price bubble.

[ZenFountain]

…Which brings us to Tancredo. The anti-immigrant zealot has done more than any Republican since California Governor Pete Wilson to undermine his party’s prospects with Latino Americans. His populist xenophobia has been so damaging to the GOP’s outreach to the fastest growing ethnic voting bloc in the country that Karl Rove once furiously warned Tancredo never again to “darken the door” of the White House.

Full Article (http://www.rollingstone.com/nationalaffairs/index.php/2007/12/20/mission-accomplished-tancredo-exits/)

Right on the nose.

[WildCat]

Right on the nose.
How does being against illegal immigration make you anti-immigrant?

[Tsukasa Buddha]

How does being against illegal immigration make you anti-immigrant?

In one of the debates he said he wanted to stop all immigration until we have assimilated the ones already here.

I'll look for a link.

ETA: Linky (http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Rep._Tom_Tancredo_calls_to_halt_0606.html)

John Roberts then played a clip from the debate where Tancredo stated, "Are we actually ready to say, 'Enough is enough'? We have to stop all legal immigration except for people coming into this country as immediate family members or refugees."

"Did you really meant to say that?" asked Roberts. "Believe it or not, yes," answered Tancredo. He went on to explain that in the past, big waves of immigration have been separated by periods of low immigration that gave time for assimilation. "Give us time to assimilate the people who have come here," he urged.

[WildCat]

In one of the debates he said he wanted to stop all immigration until we have assimilated the ones already here.

I'll look for a link.

ETA: Linky (http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Rep._Tom_Tancredo_calls_to_halt_0606.html)
:boggled:


If someone runs for President, but drops out before a single vote, did he ever really run?

[Dr Adequate]

If someone runs for President, but drops out before a single vote, did he ever really run? And what happens if he falls over in a forest and no-one hears him?

* achieves enlightenment *

[Tricky]

I think he knew he never had a chance. He just wanted to make sure that the Republican primary would contain plenty of anti-illegal immigration rhetoric. In this, he succeeded. The remaining candidates are falling over each other trying to climb to the top of the "I'm tough on Wetbacks" heap. And yes, he has done his party much harm by this.

[leftysergeant]

I have generally heard of Tancredo mostly in the context of "other assorted nutjobs" right along with RP. So it may not matter that he has endorsed Romney. I think RP just picked up a few votes.