Tancredo-ism

Tancredo continues to force his passion for the immigration issue, and a new term has been coined, "Tancredo-ism". As Ryan Lizza states in his essay on the "Republican's Immigration Frenzy", Tancredo-ism is a hard line on the immigration issue, and it has been forced by a variety of factors. Illegal immigration is finally becoming apparent in states such as Iowa and South Carolina, thereby bringing it to the forefront of their concerns. In addition, candidates have been trying to prove their conservative stances, and positions on immigration have become more and more conservative.

Tom Tancredo has the luxury of this recent craze being named after him, simply because of his ultra-conservative, nativist stance on immigration. This was supported recently when he refused to attend a Spanish-language debate focused upon those possible voters who do not speak english. The debate was a way to present the candidates to the hispanic population, but because of their inability to speak english, Tancredo refused to attend, reinforcing his nativist views. He believes that "If they can't understand the English language, then, of course, they shouldn't be citizens," continuing. "They shouldn't be voting. And we shouldn't be pandering to them." His tough line is hardly tread by other candidates, and it remains to be seen how this repealment of hispanic voters will play out for his campaign.

Tancredo does it again

Tom Tancredo recently uncovered a TV ad regarding illegal immigration. It blamed unreliable borders for allowing Central American gangs into the country. This ad is now one of the most talked-about ads in the presidential campaigns so far. The ad talks about the dangers of illegal immigration which is what Tancredo most cares about.

Tancredo is planning on boycotting the Spanish-language debate of the Repuclian candidates. Tancredo beleives that it is vital to have the basic ability to read, write and speak English and is questioning why the presidential candidates are participatingin a Spanish speaking debate.

Tancredo also released a separate ad which depicts a terrorist attack on a mall in America. He comments on it saying that it portrays a real threat in our society today and needs to be dealt with.

Tancredo's Third

Tom Tancredo has been working his steadily this last week while trying to improve his currently weak standing in the early primaries and caucuses. For some of this last week, Tancredo has been spending his time in New Hampshire in apprehension of its early Caucus. Being a minority candidate without much support, Tancredo has been attending private house parties to lay framework for support, although at this point Tancredo's campaign outlook is lookin weak and he is a very liable to be a drop out, sooner rather than later.

On Wednesday, Tom attended a debate in St. Petersburg, FL, where he sparred with most of the leading Republican Nominee candidates except for Giuliani. He was basically fighting and clawing to earn attention, however in a poll conducted after the debate, in which the participant declared which candidate they would now definatively vote for in the coming primary election, only 1% said they would vote for Tancredo. The results of this poll do not bode well for Tancredo's fortunes, but it will remain to be seen how well his grassroots efforts will impact his campaign.