IA: Tancredo to make "major announcement" Thursday

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12-19-2007, 02:59 PM
had_enuf

IA: Tancredo to make "major announcement" Thursday

Tancredo to make "major announcement" Thursday

JASON PULLIAM • REGISTER STAFF WRITER • December 19, 2007

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo has scheduled a 2 p.m. press conference on Thursday to make a "major announcement."

Tancredo, a Colorado congressman, has no other campaign events scheduled in Iowa after tomorrow's announcement, said Alan Moore, Tancredo's press secretary.

Moore and Bill Salier, Tancredo's Iowa campaign chairman, declined to elaborate on the nature of the announcement.

Tancredo has made illegal immigration the centerpiece of his long-shot campaign. He registered 6 percent support among likely Republican caucusgoers in the most recent Des Moines Register Iowa Poll.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs. ... S/71219037
12-19-2007, 03:01 PM
AirborneSapper7

Oh lord.. I hope he is not bowing out of the race.... Tom has brought the issue to the forefront of the debate
12-19-2007, 03:03 PM
rman

same here he got my vote ! :D
12-19-2007, 03:04 PM
azwreath

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirborneSapper7

Oh lord.. I hope he is not bowing out of the race.... Tom has brought the issue to the forefront of the debate

Yes, he has done that. Tom has also stated, on numerous occasions, that this was what he had set out to do and had accomplished that.

I am also hoping that he is not bowing out of the race.....although it may be quite possible that he is.......because I am a huge supporter of his and would hate to see that happen.

However, if he does, take heart. He's assured all of us that even if he discontinues his run for the White House, we have not seen the last of him.
12-19-2007, 03:06 PM
Cliffdid

:(
12-19-2007, 03:15 PM
Shapka

I think if he does drop out of the race, which I hope he doesn't, he needs to plan on a run against that nitwit Governor Ritter, or-if Schaffer loses his bid to replace Wayne Allard in the U.S. Senate-the Udall brother in 2014.
12-19-2007, 03:37 PM
ALIPAC

Yep, I think he is going to drop out. Unfortunately, what his campaign team must not understand is that there is a chance of a surge for Tancredo, Paul, Thompson, or Hunter in the last few days in Iowa as Huckabee falls down from where he is at now.

Oh well, you can't win if your heart is not in winning.

We all know that Tom's heart is in this cause and movement, but perhaps not as much into winning the campaign.

We will see. He has certainly shaped the debate which he announced was his original mission.

He may be dropping out so the Steve King endorsement of Thompson can take full effect.

W
12-19-2007, 03:41 PM
Shapka

A quarter of potential Caucus-goers live in Rep. Steve King's district, so leveraging the votes of candidates who aren't as popular can have a pivotal impact on who wins in January.

To be honest, I wish Alan Keyes would be the one to drop out of the race. He's not a serious candidate, but the 2-4% he draws-I'm not sure exactly how high his standing in current polls is-could be shifted to a candidate who actually has a chance of stopping Huckabee.
12-19-2007, 03:48 PM
CaliNative

I just went to Tom's website to check things out....talks about the major announcement, but on his schedule he has things planned throught the middle of January. I hope he hangs in there, I would like to see him go alot farther. At least he is keeping the focus on Illegal Immigration as long as he is a candidate :) I actually thought he was moving up , and getting alot more press recently..... :cry:
12-19-2007, 04:26 PM
azwreath

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shapka

I think if he does drop out of the race, which I hope he doesn't, he needs to plan on a run against that nitwit Governor Ritter, or-if Schaffer loses his bid to replace Wayne Allard in the U.S. Senate-the Udall brother in 2014.

You can bank on the fact that he has something planned. Tom is not the type to just abandon all of us and the cause he has worked his entire career for.

Also, if we can get another of the good guys into the White House, don't be surprised to see Tom appointed to the post where he will do the most good.

I'm sure that we can all agree....there is probably a very good strategy behind any plans he has. He is the type of man who will place himself where he will do the most good.
12-19-2007, 04:29 PM
JAK

:cry: :cry: :cry: Tancredo, please don't drop out of the race!!!!!!!

WE CAN STILL WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMERICANS ARE WAKING UP!!!!!!!!!!

Things can change drastically before this is over!!!!!!!!!!!
12-19-2007, 05:20 PM
Shapka

Quote:

Originally Posted by azwreath

You can bank on the fact that he has something planned. Tom is not the type to just abandon all of us and the cause he has worked his entire career for.

Also, if we can get another of the good guys into the White House, don't be surprised to see Tom appointed to the post where he will do the most good.

I'm sure that we can all agree....there is probably a very good strategy behind any plans he has. He is the type of man who will place himself where he will do the most good.

You can bet that he'd relish that confirmation showdown with the Dims in the Senate.

8)
12-19-2007, 05:21 PM
Dixie

Wonder who he is going to throw his support behind.

Dixie
12-19-2007, 05:32 PM
SecureTheBorder

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

He may be dropping out so the Steve King endorsement of Thompson can take full effect.

Tancredo may not be one of the frontrunners, but an endorsement from him is very valuable at this point in time because illegal immigration has become one of the top issues in the 2008 race. Maybe Tom has decided that it's time to steer his supporters toward one of the frontrunners in an attempt to keep one of the RINOS from getting the pub nomination.

If he decides to stay in the race until Super Tuesday, he'll get my vote. :)
12-19-2007, 05:42 PM
Jonathan

Maybe he'll get a job on talk radio.
12-19-2007, 05:42 PM
Bren4824

If he is going to announce that he is dropping out and endorsing someone.....

It will not be Ron Paul-----due to Paul's positions regarding the radical Muslims.

It will not be Hunter-----as Hunter's numbers are lower than Tom's numbers.

He will endorse either Romney or Thompson.
12-19-2007, 07:12 PM
JAK

I think he said ...when asked on one of the interviews... that he would endorse Hunter, but he said the only problem with that is that Hunter was even lower than him..... :cry: :cry: :cry:
12-19-2007, 08:08 PM
Bulldogger

It's sad news to hear that Tom will be dropping out but some of his percentage of the caucus could go to Mitt to help defeat Huck.
12-19-2007, 08:51 PM
Bren4824

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bulldogger

It's sad news to hear that Tom will be dropping out but some of his percentage of the caucus could go to Mitt to help defeat Huck.

That is why if Tom is going to drop, that it is VERY important that he endorses someone!!!
12-20-2007, 06:37 AM
brightmidnight

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bren4824

If he is going to announce that he is dropping out and endorsing someone.....

It will not be Ron Paul-----due to Paul's positions regarding the radical Muslims.

What position regarding radical Muslims?????