Other Presidential Candidates Call for Ron Paul

Presidential Candidate Calls for Ron Paul
The IdeaLog:
by Andrew Fink

Presidential Candidate Tom Tancredo is calling for Rep. Ron Paul to be included in the Iowa Presidential Forum held on June 30th in Des Moines, Iowa.

“While I don’t see eye-to-eye with Rep. Paul on all issues, he is a respected Congressman, a former presidential candidate, and a man with strong convictions and the courage to express them,” Tancredo stated, “The Republican party is better because he is one of us and he has earned the right to be in all presidential forums and debates.”

The Presidential Forum is co-sponsored by the Iowa Christian Alliance and Iowans for Tax Relief. Candidates scheduled to attend are Rep. Tom Tancredo, Sen. Sam Brownback, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Gov. Tommy Thompson, Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Gov. Mitt Romney. Invitations were also extended to Sen. John McCain, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Gov. Jim Gilmore. Some of these candidates have raised less money than the Ron Paul campaign, and maintain a smaller base of support based on National Polls. Given Rep. Paul's voting record and position on taxation, he would seem a dream candidate for an organizations such as Iowans for Tax Relief.

The buzz on political blogs is that Iowans for Tax Relief Director, and Senior Advisor to the John McCain campaign in Iowa, Edward Failor is blocking the inclusion of Rep. Ron Paul for political purposes.

Tancredo concluded his statements with the following, “I hope the organizers of this forum will reconsider and extend him an invitation.”

For a copy of the release, please the Tancredo website at: http://teamtancredo.org/tancredo_news_press.asp