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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Tancredo drops out, endorses Romney

(The Des Moines Register) - U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo announced today he's ending his long-shot bid for the White House.

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.

Tancredo's name was most associated with his fight against illegal immigration, one of the presidential election's most controversial issues. But his hard-line approach to curbing the unlawful migration of millions across the United States' southern border wasn't enough to vault him from the back of the GOP field.

He registered 6 percent support among likely Republican caucusgoers in the most recent Des Moines Register Iowa Poll.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

This surprises me. I didn't see Tancredo being a Romney-type of guy.

Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:53:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The rumor was that Tancredo would endorse Thompson. I guess he fooled everyone.

Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:48:00 PM  

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