***Sure he is.***
Bwaaahaha -- stop it, you're killing me.
Posted on 06/05/2006 8:23:19 PM PDT by boryeulb
Rep. Tom Tancredo's get-tough-first attitude on immigration reform is having a positive impact on his possible presidential run in 2008. The Colorado Republican won tonight's GOP straw poll in Macomb County, Mich., located in the Detroit metro area.
Tancredo took about 18% of the vote of 325 votes cast at the Lincoln Day Dinner. Although it was only a plurality on a fractured GOP ballot, Tancredo beat out GOP heavyweights Rudy Giuliani, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Here are the complete results, courtesy of Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis:
Candidate Votes Percent
Tom Tancredo 60 18.5%
Rudy Giuliani 45 13.8%
Mitt Romney 40 12.3%
Condi Rice 39 12.0%
Newt Gingrich 38 11.7%
John McCain 38 11.7%
George Allen 21 6.5%
Mike Pence 15 4.6%
Ron Paul 14 4.3%
Mike Huckabee 6 1.8%
Bill Frist 4 1.2%
Alan Keyes 2 0.6%
Candice Miller 2 0.6%
Sam Brownback 1 0.3%
Perhaps most surprisingly are the first and last-place finishers. Tancredo is an immigration hawk who leads the House Immigration Reform Caucus, while the normally reliable Brownback has strayed from the conservative base to back President Bush's immigration plan.
***Sure he is.***
Bwaaahaha -- stop it, you're killing me.
Bribery
One of the great unifying issues for Blacks and conservatives---besides illegals---is religious church-going Blacks' oppisition to gay marriage.
A conservative candidate who exploits this can earn their votes.
Even though it's just a small straw poll, it's interesting that a conservative could win in such a liberal area. It could be the first small tremor of a huge earthquake.
Don't forget confiscation of your auto if you get a DUI citation.
"The "brilliant" Condi Rice said that Israel hadn't done enough, and still needed to do alot more, after Israel forcibly kicked their own citizens out of their homes to give land to the savage palistinians. I immediately decided at that moment that I would never give her my support if she were to run for president."
I totally agree. She jumped the shark regarding the Israeli/Pali conflict. Too easily swayed by the Arab point of view for my tastes. Thus, could be too easily swayed by other enemy points of view also. Makes me nervous.,
I don't know about Rice, but I get the very strong feeling that Tancredo/Giuliani would be almost unbeatable. Think about it. Tancredo would get everyone who wants to seriously crack down on illegals, and Giuliani would get those who admire his no BS stance on the war on islamofacism. A sure winner. Just my opinion.
I don't know. Makes me think of William Henry Harrison for some reason.
"Giuliani would get those who admire his no BS stance on the war on islamofacism. "
Yep. I don't care about the rest; I care about this, and not electing a Dem.
I'd vote for a dead cat before I'd stay home and put Al Gore in office. I want to stay alive long enough to fight another day for Conservative principles.
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