[af_vet_rr]

A non-starter, realistically speaking. The Pubbies need the Hispanic vote to win, and if that means selling out to illegals, so be it.

Yup. Not to mention that many companies that use illegals to do work for them have lots of money that will flow into election coffers.

He won't get out of the gates. The mainstream GOP and the mainstream media will both ignore him, which leaves his campaign DOA.

[inquest]

Not to mention that many companies that use illegals to do work for them have lots of money that will flow into election coffers.

Yup, the only people who agree with him are 75%-80% of the voting public. Not the most powerful constituency in the country, it's true, but it's been known to have some influence from time to time.

[Mulch]

Either way, Tancredo will be wielding quite a bit of power over the election. People who want illegals deported, and thats about 99% of Americans, will vote for whoever Tancredo supports.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

He won't get out of the gates. The mainstream GOP and the mainstream media will both ignore him, which leaves his campaign DOA.

Horse vomit. Tancredo doesn't need the GOP establishment or the liberal media. Grassroots (i.e. individuals) supply most of the money to real conservative Republicans anyway, and who cares about Big Media when you have FR and the blogs.

Tancredo has a right to run for Presidency, and I for one will definetly support him, among thousands of other conservatives who are sick and tired of the bones tossed to us from the GOP.

[navyblue]

"He won't get out of the gates. The mainstream GOP and the mainstream media will both ignore him, which leaves his campaign DOA."

Maybe. But don't be so sure. The party bosses no longer control nominations. Primaries contol nominations. And if Tancredo can make a good showing in the early primaries, the money and the media will flow to him.