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.
It's a good start. I only dislike a couple of the candidates.
Rudy?? didn't he back HillaryCare? Gun Control?higher taxces?gay agend?proabortion?
Rudy is not a Republican darn it
Tancredo/Rice
Tancredo/Allen
Tancredo, Gingrich, Rice, Allen
Any combo of those four would get my hands down vote. I'm not sure that Allen has what it takes personality wise.
He says he isn't. No one's really formally entered yet. Or has someone?
Neither is Mark Sanford, he is a good conservative
"Rudy?? didn't he back HillaryCare? Gun Control?higher taxces?gay agend?proabortion? Rudy is not a Republican darn it"
Sure he is.
What bothers me is the preponderance or RINO's on the list, especially McCain.
I'd vote for Tancredo in a heartbeat!
He beats the snot out of the stable of RINOs that is mentioned....with the possible exception of Gingrich, or Allen (in that order).
I believe we conservatives, sane libertarians and those who support the Constitution Party have to form a new group within the GOP to take this party back. A really organized faction.
You know, I just don't get the Rice backers. Nice lady, intelligent, wears clothes well, speaks Russian, plays piano. Now, has never held an elected office. Thinks like Bush, and that means on his amnesty plan as well. Is Bush light. We're having enough trouble with the real Bush. Why would anyone want a clone? Plus, she's not going to run anyway. I keep getting the feeling that the people who back her for Prez, with no really good reason, are being politically correct and are trying to show how non-racist they are. Because frankly, Rice just doesn't have what it takes to be Prez, and no prior elected office to point to. I think it's just the PC thing to do to back her.
Maybe it's polls, scmolls, but I like it anyway. There are few conservatives on that list and Tancredo is one. And, since PC is so friggin' prominent here lately, he's got a Hispanic sounding name? F it. It helps.
Yeah, but this poll means nothing if the illegal aliens weren't allowed to vote.
What do you knwo about Mike Pence? He's rock solid awesome, in my opinion.
The more I hear about this guy (Tom), the more I like him. It seems, he could get out the so called base to vote for him.
I wonder if a lot of the folks who say they support Rice are trying to get her in a position to go for the VP slot. I agree with you that she does not really appear viable to top the ticket, but I believe a lot of veeps have come from the ranks of "also-ran" Presidential candidates.
"What do you knwo about Mike Pence? He's rock solid awesome, in my opinion."
To be honest, I don't know that much about Mike Pence....but I do know enough about Tancredo, Gingrich and Allen.....
Make me smart....fill me in about Pence.
Just don't tell me that McCain is a good guy.......I'll smack ya upside the brain-housing group.....I PROMISE!!
I'll back Rice for you. I like Tancredo too.
What's so good about having held elective office? Most of our elective office holders are damnable. Condi was President of Stanford where she kicked butt and took names. She has executive ability, and the POTUS is an executive.
As for your "feelings" about those who back Rice, you're insulting good people.
Tancredo Republican = Reagan Democrat
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