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Tancredo has World Series wager for Romney
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ShareOctober 24, 2007 3:41 PM
ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Rep. Tom Tancredo wants to go all in. He's batting for the fences. He's a Rockies fan, he's from Colorado, they're in the World Series against the Red Sox, darnit… He's on a roll.
So Tancredo, who had already pegged an announcement on whether he'll run for reelection to his Littleton, CO Congressional seat to the Rockies -- he'd announce his intentions when their season ends -- had his spokesman call ABC News to officially offer a friendly little high stakes wager to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Red Sox fan.
"If the Rockies lose, Tancredo will drop out of the Presidential race," said spokesman Alan Moore. But if. . . IF the Red Sox lose, Moore went on, "Romney would have to agree that he'd drop out."
Usually when politicians bet on sporting events its for food. Boston Baked Beans versus some Silver Bullet smooth Coors, or something else from Colorado. A Denver omelet?
Romney would be nuts to take the bet, obviously. So while there is no official response yet from team Romney, with Mitt's enormous campaign war chest and status in the polls among the GOP frontrunners, he's got a bit more to lose than Tancredo, who raised less than a million dollars in the most recent financial quarter.
October 24, 2007 in Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (3)
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Tancredo's a good man. He would be of better service to the country in Congress, however. He has no chance of winning the primary, but he has done a great job of keeping illegal immigration on the front burner. Unfortunately, that's the only issue he has.
Posted by: jdawg | Oct 24, 2007 3:46:35 PM
Liberals reporters came up with stupid stories like this that don't fool anyone even a pet animal wouldn't believe it either.
Posted by: kmjjp | Oct 25, 2007 6:30:09 AM
when you're a nobody candidate with a nothing campaign, it's always nice to have a reason for dropping out that has nothing to do with you being a nobody candidate with a nothing campaign.
Posted by: Dave | Oct 26, 2007 4:42:09 AM
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