New Republican candidate wants to make immigration an issue
According to the The New York Times a new Republican is throwing his hat into the crowded GOP ring.
Rep. Tom Tancredo, a representative from Colorado, wants to tap into anti-immigrant sentiment and pull other quiet Republicans into his conversation. It doesn't seem like he's in it to win it – not like he would have a chance anyway.
This is so not the Republican way. They usually don't let things get so bloody at primary time, but with this many candidates vying for attention (and money), it's going to get messy on the Republican side of the aisle in '08.
Rep. Tom Tancredo, a representative from Colorado, wants to tap into anti-immigrant sentiment and pull other quiet Republicans into his conversation. It doesn't seem like he's in it to win it – not like he would have a chance anyway.
Mr. Tancredo made his announcement as other candidates began disclosing their reports on fund-raising in the first quarter of 2007. He acknowledged that he did not have the money his rivals would have.
“We have something they don’t have: a group of people out there who are there because of an issue,” Mr. Tancredo said. “They’re never going to have that. They can use their 100 million to try and buy constituency. I have it. It’s natural. It’s there.”
This is so not the Republican way. They usually don't let things get so bloody at primary time, but with this many candidates vying for attention (and money), it's going to get messy on the Republican side of the aisle in '08.
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