Posted on 08/12/2005 2:44:35 PM PDT by RoyalsFan
Presidential poll gives Colo. congressman 1%
WASHINGTON - It's official: Rep. Tom Tancredo is a blip on the 2008 presidential radar.
Tom Tancredo's name was misspelled on survey group's Web site.
A new poll shows Tancredo, a Littleton Republican, pulling 1 percent of the vote in New Hampshire, home of the traditional first-in-the-nation presidential primary election.
American Research Group Inc. surveyed 600 likely Republican primary voters - including 433 Republicans and 167 undeclared voters - from Aug. 5 to 7.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., led with 39 percent, followed by "undecided" at 32 percent. Among others: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia drew 14 percent; Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 8 percent; Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, 5 percent; and Tancredo was tied with Sen. George Allen of Virginia, at 1 percent.
Three other possible contenders - Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Sens. Sam Brownback of Kansas and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska - did not register any support.
Tancredo has been testing the waters in New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina, saying he hopes to pressure bigger-name candidates to take up his crusade against illegal immigration.
The poll reveals a name recognition issue Tancredo must overcome. His name was spelled incorrectly (as "Tancrado") on the survey group's Web site, www.ameri canresearchgroup.com.
"We've got a phonetics issue I guess," Tancredo spokesman Will Adams joked. "In any case, he has made a dent in New Hampshire. For a congressman from suburban Colorado, it's a small step but a first step."
Tancredo received less than half of 1 percent support in a survey of 600 likely Republican primary voters in neighboring Massachusetts, where McCain led the field with 46 percent.
Well, Tancredo should keep on making bold statements on the MSM. Bad PR is better than no PR.
Tancredo bumperoo
"Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., led with 39"
That tells me that they're looking for a democrat anyway.
i love mr. tancredo. he is my rep from the 6th dist in colorado. he will make illegal immigration an issue on '08. he is very smart and personable. a very good asset to the GOP.
well McCain may be our only hope of beating Hellary
Then I'm voting 3rd party. And don't bother blaming this or any other voters for the failure of the GOP, it's their own fault.
Tancredo getting the Republican nomination is the Democrat's wet dream. I can see them getting 90% of the Hispanic vote if he is nominated or even a significant presence on the ticket.
tom tancredo very, very good friend of ours. He hate CAFTA, we hate CAFTA
I won't back McCain either - Period. If he's the nominee, I'll split my ticket then.
well that isnt a very intellignet response. he would be a MUCH better option than Hillary and you know it
which is your option in this great country of ours but i think McCain would be a lesser of two evils, much less actually
Well the GOP better pull their collective heads out of their collective butts and pay close attention the people who elected them.
sorry but there are many more important things than what he looks like, such as what he stands for.
a RINO in the white house is a million times better than Hillary. i think we need to rally around McCain if he does indeed turn out to be the nominee. It is scary to think about what Hillary would do in charge of this country.
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