Tancredo Endorsed Romney To Stop Hucakbee

Former Republican presidential candidate, Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, said he withdrew from the presidential campaign because he feared Mike Huckabee might win in Iowa and New Hampshire.

On Fox News Channel's "The Big Story," Tancredo further explained why he endorsed Romney:

I had an interesting and lengthy discussion with him this morning about his plan. I believe it's viable. I believe he'll stick with it, and he's got the best shot.

Tancredo's endorsement will help Romney in overcoming Huckabee, but by how much? The endorsement also makes it more difficult for Thompson to place in the top three in the Iowa caucuses. It may also slow McCain's resurgence by reminding folks of McCain's support for the Senate's failed so-called immigration reform, which many saw as providing "amnesty" for illegal aliens.

Tancredo Endorses Romney

As expected, Republican Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo announced today he's ending his presidential campaign. Tancredo threw his support, what little there was, behind Mitt Romney.

Tancredo Bails

The Associated Press reports Republican Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, plans to announce he is abandoning his presidential campaign:

The five-term Colorado congressman planned to make the announcement at a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for Tancredo or his campaign.

Tancredo's campaign would only say he planned a "major announcement" Thursday.

Tancredo announced in October that he would not seek a sixth term in Congress, but he may run for the Senate next year when Republican Wayne Allard retires.

Tancredo Blames Lax Border For Gang Violence

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo is airing another television ad with ominous warnings about illegal immigration, this one saying that vicious Central American gangs in the U.S. are killing mothers, raping children and selling drugs:



The ad, which is running in Iowa reminds us of Tancredo's "Tough on Terror" ad, which linked lax border security to future terrorist attacks.

Tancredo defended his ad campaign:

"What we state [in the ads] is something that is completely factual," he said. "Certainly, I think we should all be fearful of the massive problems caused by illegal immigration."

No wonder Tancredo's ads are labeled fear mongering.

Send Hillary To Mars

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's response to a question asking about funding space exploration generated cheers from the audience:

Maybe Hillary could be on the first rocket to Mars.

More seriously, Huckabee said he supported expanding the space program because of how it has dramatically improved our lives:

Whether we ought to go to Mars is not a decision that I would want to make, but I would certainly want to make sure that we expand the space program, because every one of us who are sitting here tonight have our lives dramatically improved because there was a space program -- whether it's these screens that we see or the incredible electronics that we use, including the GPS systems that got many of you to this arena tonight.[From the CNN/YouTube Republican presidential debate transcript]

Tancredo was dismissive of sending Americans to Mars:

We can't afford some things, and by the way, going to Mars is one of them.

I couldn't disagree more with Tancredo about going to Mars.

Here's the video of Question 29 - What is your vision for human space exploration?

Tancredo's Explosive New Ad Bombs

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo has released a new television ad entitled "Tough on Terror."

The ad links lax border security to future terrorist attacks and depicts a hooded figure who plants a backpack loaded with explosives in a crowded shopping center. Images from terror attacks in London, Spain and Russia flash across the screen as a timer counts down to an explosion.

Dennis Goldford, a professor of politics at Drake University in Des Moines, said the ad is a fear-based advertisement reminiscent of the President Johnson's famous 1964 "Daisy Girl" ad that featured a little girl plucking petals from a daisy and a mushroom cloud to suggest that Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, the Republican presidential candidate, would set off a nuclear war.



Tancredo's ad is not nearly as powerful as Johnson's "Daisy Girl" ad.