Time Magazine -- December 20 Tancredo's
Single Issue Victory Tancredo was always a self-professed one-issue candidate.
And far from being disappointed at his meager poll showings,
Tancredo says he achieved more in this election cycle than he
dreamt possible. In part due to his cage- rattling, immigration
is one of the biggest issues in the race, on both sides of the
aisle.
True to his single issue focus, Tancredo
chose to throw his support behind former Massachusetts Governor
Mitt Romney out of a mixture of agreement and spite. Romney,
"has actually got a record," said Tancredo. "He
was governor of a liberal state but opposed drivers licenses
for illegal immigrants and instate tuition for illegal immigrants
at a time when they weren't issues on the national scene."
As for why the endorsement came now, Tancredo admitted he hoped
to hurt the chances of rivals Mike Huckabee and John McCain -
both of whom he views as weak on immigration. Tancredo
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