Tancredo Out (UPDATED)
FOX News reports that Tom Tancredo is about to drop out of the presidential race.
UPDATE: Endorses Romney…
Tom Tancredo dropped out of the Republican field for president today and backed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
“At this point in time, (Romney) is the best hope for our cause,” Tancredo said during a news conference in downtown Des Moines.
The cause that vaulted the Colorado congressman into the race –– illegal immigration –– also motivated him to abandon his pursuit of the nomination, Tancredo said.
His continued presence in an election he could not win, he said, may have helped the campaigns of Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. John McCain –– candidates Tancredo says are soft on immigration.
Dianne Bystrom, an Iowa State University political science professor, said Tancredo’s exit and endorsement of Romney could shake up the volatile Republican field.
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