IowaPolitics.com: Tancredo Surprises Hunter by Backing Romney

Iowa Politics.com ^ | 12/20/07 | Chris Dorsey

[El Gato]

Hunter gets somewhere between 1-2% so there isn’t much point to vote for him

Well, maybe. If the race is close, *in your state*, when it comes time for the primary in your state, you might choose to "vote against" someone who is near the top, by voting for someone else also near the top. But if someone that you can at least accept is leading by a comfortable margin, *in your state*, then by all means vote for Hunter, if you feel he is the best candidate. That's my plan, and I think he is the best, but to deny delegates from my state to Romney, McCain, or especially Guilliani, I'd vote for Thompson, who at this point I evaluate as the second best at being able to actually do the job the way I'd like it done.

[JSDude1]

I’ve lost respect for Tancredo; he obviously picks RINOS over true Conservatives like Hunter or F. Thompson!

Romney is a RINO on immigration and MANY other issues..(imo)!

[airborne]

Tancredo wanted to support a winner so he supported Romney!

So he cast his own beliefs and positions aside?

Sorry, you may wish that to be the reason, but it isn't, I think.

[pissant]

Not if one party in the agreement is willing to support a lib, its not

[El Gato]

We have to drain the swamp" George Bush, September 2001

Not only that, but we have to fill it in, or the water and the 'gators will be back.

[Checkers]

Tom choice wisely:

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[Checkers]

chose

[Checkers]

d’oh

[pissant]

I don’t get the implication. If you have a large family, you are wise?

[COBOL2Java]

There was a sense Nov. 13 that Tancredo saw his campaign sinking as he acknowledged he likely wouldn't be elected president. He said Grover Cleveland was the last member of the U.S. House to be elected president.

There's a hint as to why Tancredo didn't want to throw his support at fellow House member Duncan Hunter...

[donna]

Choose wisely:

Excerpt:
Now, here is where my plea for Mormons to simply tell the truth comes in. This is America. You can believe anything you want.

If you want to believe that God was once a human being, that Jesus was his physical son, that you can become a God yourself, that Jesus and Satan were brothers, you can certainly do so.

But tell the truth! If you believe it, be proud of it—don’t try to hide it.

Source

[JSDude1]

I don’t care what Hugh says; I don’t have ANY respect for Hugh Hewitt the RINO enabler..!

[NordP]

Hunter might get more media attention, this way.

[pissant]

I just wanted to hear his spin. He treated Tanc like dirt on his program. I stopped listening some time back after the nauseating Mitt cheerleading got out of hand.

[COBOL2Java]

So one is supposed to support something for which you disagree rather than something to which you attest?

The Potomac river water has some weird mojo in it.

[tompster76]

“Romney is a RINO on immigration and MANY other issues..(imo)!”

At least he has better record than Fred Thompson. Romney vetoed pro-illegal bills early on in his tenure, long before illegals were such a big campaign issue. Thompson voted against enforcement bills when in senate. Talk is cheap. I’m amused to see how Tancredo is now a RINO or a man with no integrity. Things really are different in fredworld.

Tancredo is probaly the guy with highest integrity possible and he really cares about the problem and wants to get it solved. Endorsing Romney - who has a real record, good plan and energy and money to win - is the logical solution for Tancredo.

If Tancredo and Bork are the “RINOs” here, then I’m proud to be a “RINO”!

[Guenevere]

I've been gone all afternoon....just found out about this.

It makes me sick!!!!!!

[NordP]

You don’t know that....

[COBOL2Java]

Obviously, some behind the scenes negotiating between Tancredo and Romney, to get a promise of an important appointment in Romney’s administration (IF it happens). There is no other reason to swing to a RINO.

Hmmm...

This is why I love FR. Good stuff for political junkies!

[Guenevere]

Travis, your post surprises me.....:(