Hmm. I suspect unlike the editorialized statement of the “reporter”, that those members in the audience certainly agreed about illegal immigration. My guess on certain social issues as well. School vouchers too, if tancredo supports that, I don’t know.
I do think the candidates should have handled the because te NAACO is a closeminded liberal group that has no interest in helping republican, let alone conservative Republicans. Most of the candidates cited scheduling conflict. If they had shown up, I suspect most of them would have focused on trying to get along. I don’t want republicans pandering to this group, but I don’t liked they ducked the confrontation either.
Tancredo seems to be the only one that handled this one right, and while I appreciate his focus to amnesty I’m not a big personal fan.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
You can click on the link below to see where Tancredo stands on vouchers. This former educator is very much in favor of vouchers and has been for a long time (this was written in 1991).
Unlike some of the candidates, Tancredo doesn't have to establish his conservative convictions by changing his tune, re-framing the nuances in his previous statements or backtracking on votes by saying things like, "It didn't work the way I thought it was going to work."
He voted against the Bush-Kennedy "No Child Left Behind" act, too.