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Dragged Kicking and Screaming, Tancredo Will Pull Lever for McCain
June 10, 2008 6:53 PM
Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., has reluctantly come to the conclusion that he will have to vote for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., whose immigration reform bill Tancredo blasted as amnesty.
"Sometimes I say to myself, 'Can I really do this?'" Tancredo said of voting for McCain, according to the Rocky Mountain News. "And then you listen to Obama or Hillary and say, 'Yeah, I have to.'"
At a debate last October Tancredo sounded less sure of such an idea.
"You know, I've said I don't know how many times, that I am absolutely tired and sick and tired of being forced to go to the polls and say I'm going to make this choice between the lesser of two evils. I really don't intend to do that again. I am hoping, of course, that whoever we nominate will be the principled flag carrier for the Republican Party. But if that is not the case, no, then I will not support them."
Tancredo told the News he couldn't vote for Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, who has similar views as he does on immigration, because Barr has "a blind spot on radical Islam."
- jpt
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Isn't this a great election?? no party is happy with their candidates. Republicans are bashing mcCain and half of Democrats voted for Hillary. Well, my choice has always been McCain over Obama. I'll vote a moderate any day any time over a radical leftist. I dont care if McCain is not a true conservatives. IF republicans don't vote for McCain, then they can go screw themselves and deserve to lose this election.
Posted by: hannah | Jun 10, 2008 10:52:52 PM
A lot of us have the same problem this year. At this point it's Nader for me.
Posted by: tww | Jun 10, 2008 10:39:36 PM
David: We do have balance in our government. they are the 3 branches of our government-the legislative, the executive and the judicial branch. These three branches give the government the checks and balances-not having 50% dems and 50% repubs in the legislative branch. I'm holding my nose and stomach and voting for McCain-better than Marxist, pretty boy Obama.
Posted by: Renate | Jun 10, 2008 10:18:46 PM
>>"Posted by: American10 | Jun 10, 2008 8:05:11 PM:
Does it really matter?
If you're looking for a way to ease and repair the economy, you shouldn't have "dissed" Hillary Clinton; she was by far the best candidate of the three.
Obama doesn't have a clue!
The DNC is broken.
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY!
Posted by: EYES EXTREMELY WIDE OPEN | Jun 10, 2008 10:14:25 PM
Lenny, if any Republicans voted for Obama, it was only because they thought McCain might be able to defeat him, when they knew he could NOT defeat Hillary Clinton.
What we have now is two "unelectable" candidates facing each other, except ONE of them will be our next President. Scary, isn't it?
Posted by: Rhys | Jun 10, 2008 10:09:18 PM
One issue neither party talks about is illegal immigration and it is a big issue in some states. Most Americans want our borders closed to illegals and those here sent back home. We do not need new laws to do that, just enforce the ones on the books. With our ecomony going donwhill and unemployment going up, the illegals should be sent home one way or another. They cost too much for education, medical, law enforcement, etc than taxes collected if any. Illegals are criminals.
Posted by: Mary | Jun 10, 2008 8:55:24 PM
Richard:
Good thought
ABC: Gave you a thumbs up on my website for your ability to NOT practice total Obama worship.
McCain 08!
Posted by: Vickie | Jun 10, 2008 8:39:09 PM
I am a moderate democrat. I can NOT vote for Obama. McCain is good enough for me. I know he will be a good commander-in-chief. I know he will not raise my taxes to support all those ridiculous socialist programs.
Posted by: Richard | Jun 10, 2008 8:31:29 PM
I'm not a McCain fan and I still have a high opinion of Tancredo. I don't think Tancredo is a fraud , more like a realist. And, I won't waste my vote in Nov on Non-viable political party just to "make a point". No, I'll be voting Republican and that means McCain has my vote too.
Posted by: RR | Jun 10, 2008 8:20:05 PM
McCain will allow construction for security measures on the border. Obama said he will stop all construction.
McCain is for a secure border while Obama is not for a secure border.
Obama said hate crimes were doubled because of lou dobbs.
The facts are wrong.
We will have 60 dem senators, dem house we need McCain to balance this out.
McCain will veto the big spending bills.
We need balance in government not a one party monopoly.
Posted by: david | Jun 10, 2008 7:47:35 PM
wow, thats exactly how I feel. But, he is much better than obama. I am surprised there is not more democrats voting for him since he is more of an independent. I like him, I trust him, I dont agree with him on everything but there is not a doubt in my mind he will run the country better than the untested Socialist Obama
Posted by: Matt | Jun 10, 2008 7:32:59 PM
Since McCain locked up the GOP nomination about 20% of Republicans in every primary come out to vote against McCain, including uncommited.
Posted by: carl29 | Jun 10, 2008 7:25:22 PM
McCain's own Dan Boren? Um...
Posted by: carl29 | Jun 10, 2008 7:23:46 PM
Tancredo will be joined by legions of people with myriad and diverse objections to Obama as voters get to know him. Some will be appalled by Obama's long-standing and close friendships with felons and freaks like Rezko, Wright, Pfleger and Ayers. Some will find his inexperience unacceptable. Others will find his proposed tax increases staggering. Some will question the disconnect between his post-partisan rhetoric and his record, which has not deviated from the party line.
Posted by: NJH | Jun 10, 2008 7:22:38 PM
at least it seems mccain won his party' nomination fair and square,
i cannot say that for the dems.
super d, dem bigwigs and back room deals
which will make it easy for me a former dem to pull the lever for mccain in nov.
Posted by: andjustice for all | Jun 10, 2008 7:17:54 PM
I had a high opinion of Tancredo. Apparently I was wrong. What a fraud.
Posted by: John Campbell | Jun 10, 2008 7:12:27 PM
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