THE TANCREDO SUCCESS STORY

From TeamTancredo.org


“The emergence of Trancredoism [sic] as an ideological touchstone for two Republican front-runners is a stunning development, another indication of the Party’s rejection of nearly everything associated with the approach taken by George W. Bush.”
Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker
12/10/07

“He’s made people talk about the immigration issue. He’s helped popularize it as an issue.”
Dennis Goldford, Political ScienceProfessor Drake University
12/18/07

“One of the most conservative Republicans in the 2008 field, the five-term congressman has a solid pro-gun, antiabortion voting record. But his hard-line stance on immigration has earned him national fame.”
Shailagh Murray, Washington Post
12/16/07

“Tom Tancredo is right on all the major issues of the day, plus he has the added distinction of having led the fight in Washington for secure borders, a return to national sovereignty and against the kind of creeping internationalism that has characterized George W. Bush's failed presidency.”
Joseph Farah, World Net Daily
12/14/07

“Tancredo has taken his tough talk on the political road in an underdog campaign that has pushed Republican White House contenders to talk more about illegal immigration. Tancredo pulls no punches on his signature issue.”
Eunice Moscoso, Austin American-Statesman
12/16/07

“Congressman Tom Tancredo. He was talking about the festering problem of illegal immigration before it was hip: the violation of the rule of law, the national security threat, the economic and cultural impact, and the fundamental unfairness. Often dismissed as a cranky Johnny-One-Note, Tancredo persevered until the American people -- and the rest of the political class -- paid attention. For almost single-handedly getting -- and keeping -- illegal immigration on the national agenda: thank you.”
Monica Crowley, Human Events
11/22/07

“Anti-immigrant zealot has already won. Now even Dems dance to his no mas salsa tune.”
Newsweek
12/10/07

“I applaud presidential candidate Tom Tancredo of Colorado. His actions and his loyalty to our country do not need translation.”
Tony Dolz, American Chronicle
11/18/07

“The most remarkable thing about Tom Tancredo is that he is practically single-handedly responsible for the fact that there is a debate on illegal immigration rather than outright capitulation to the amnesty crowd.”
David Morris, thebatt.com
11/19/07

“…Mr Tancredo speaks for a sizeable portion of the Republican base. He helped to replace Mr McCain's immigration-reform bill with a harsher measure that authorised the building of a 700-mile (1,100km) fence along the Mexican border. And he—or at least Tancredoism—is having a remarkable influence on the Republican debate.”
The Economist
12/13/07

“I never liked someone I disagreed with so strongly. He believes he is doing the best thing for his country. I watched him talk to rabid anti-immigrant groups for two days, and he never spoke with anger, just sadness that something he loves is being lost.”
Joel Stein, LA Times
11/22/07

“Bush stuck his neck out on illegal immigration and was shouted down by the Tancredos in his own party. If Bush couldn't get immigration reform past that bloc, it seems even more dubious that a Democratic president would fare any better.”
Jane Roh, National Journal
12/5/07