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Tancredo Throws in Towel

Posted Dec 20, 07 3:03 PM CST in US,  Politics 

(Newser) – Republican hopeful Tom Tancredo abandoned his long-shot bid for the presidency this afternoon, reports the AP, and in turn gave his endorsement to rival Mitt Romney. The Colorado congressman has been pushing his hardline views on illegal immigration throughout the campaign but hasn't been able to get his poll numbers into double digits.

Tancredo ran a controversial campaign, making provocative statements about bombing Mecca and showing shock TV ads depicting a hooded bomber blowing up a mall. Tancredo recently said he wouldn't seek re-election to the House, and that if his bid for the White House didn't work out, he'd consider a Senate run in 2010.

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Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., responds to a question during the CNN/You Tube debate in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. (AP Photo/ Chris O'Meara)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., speaks during a campaign stop in Colebrook, N.H., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential candidates, from left to right, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Alan Keyes. Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, and Ron Paul are seen on stage before the Des Moines Register...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., responds during the Des Moines Register Republican Presidential Debate in Johnston, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)   (Associated Press)
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