Posted on 08/06/2006 7:54:47 AM PDT by Yaakov The Orator
I think this is very interesting.
Congressman Tom Tancredo's opponent in the Fall is Bill Winter. Who is this man? You'd think he would have no name recognition, that he would ba a nobody. He's a Democrat running in a Republican district where the incumbent is practically a star for his possition on illegal immigration.
However, he is recognized by some people.
http://www.winterforcongress.com/endorsements.asp
While running in a district not nearly as important as CA-49, or TX-22 he is endorced by John Kerry, the Salazar duo, Russ Feingold, John Murtha, Louis Gutierez, Dennis Kucinich, Westly Clark, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the entire Colorado State Democratic Establishment.
Isn't that interesting? That's a lot of big names. Why would so many big names support a nobody running in an obscure district?
They want to defeat Tom Tancredo.
They know that if Tancredo is defeated, illegal immigration reform - real reform - is finished, and they can get their new Democratic constituency.
Why do you think it's strange that democrats endorse a democrat congressional candidate? Isn't that normal behavior.
http://www.tancredo.org/supporters/supporters.html
I notice that none of the Republican establishment supports Tom Tancredo for re-election.
In fact, all I have heard is that the RNC is supporting him. None else.
I have never seen a Congressional Campaign so utterly focused.
Can anyone give me an example of a virtually unknown congressional district attracting so many big names at one time?
Tancredo has about as much chance of being defeated by this guy as Israel has of being defeated by Hezbollah. Endorsements are cheap. The true test of whether or not the Dems think this guy can win is the amount of money they pour into his campaign and personal appearances by party leaders. Any info on that?
Tancredo is very popular not only in his district, but nationwide as well. This Bill Winter feller is just a sacrificial lamb. I'm surprised the RNC isn't supporting him as well, as they hate Tancredo's guts for straying off the Stupid Party reservation.
The RNC is supporting him.
Here is spending info for the campaigns:
http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.asp?ID=CO06&Cycle=2006
That's a good site. Thanks for the link. I checked on Diane Irey while I was there. She's getting NO! PAC support. Most of her contributions come from individuals. If money counts for anything in politics (pretty funny huh) Murtha will win in a cakewalk.
She definitely needs a lot more. Murtha is flush with cash and Irey is way way behind in fundraising. It's encouraging to see the Swiftboat veterans participating though.
TANCREDO - '08
Tom Tancredo won't be defeated, and as for immigration reform being finished without Tancredo in the House, lets not forget a Congressman named, James Sensenbrenner.
The jury rests on that one.
And the winner is due to the political thrashing by Tancredo supporters in pre-election polls!
And the declared winner by the withdrawal of the upstart opposition is........you guessed it, BIG Tom!
An early pediction due to the obvious.
Being a Coloradan I know Tom Tancredo well. Patriotic American, a good man, loyal Republican and solid conservative. Tancredo has a strong following in the Rocky Mountain region and most of the west. Nationally Tancredo isn't well known. While Tancredo chairs the Immigration Reform Caucus in the GOP House, his power base is limited. According to Congress.org, James Sensenbrenner is power ranked #5 in the House, Tancredo comes in at #277. Outside of the immigration issue, Tancredo has little impact on GOP politics.
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