Tom Tancredo in The Huffington Post

On Government Reform: 2001: pledged 3-term limit; 2002: served 4th & 5th term

In May 2001, after he had been elected to a second term, Tancredo was interviewed by The Rocky Mountain News and asked about his pledge to serve no more than three terms. He said: "I have no plans to break the pledge. It's my intent to serve out my three terms if I'm reelected, and that's it."

On September 26, 2002 he told the same newspaper he'd spoken with 15 months earlier that the Lord had intervened to absolve him of his pledge. He said that his actions could be characterized as breaking a pledge, but he explained that whether he would run for a fourth term was going to be decided by God and that by putting it in God's hands he hoped he was doing what God wanted. It took the Lord less than eight months to decide what Tom should do. In April 2002, he (Tom--not the Lord) announced that he was no longer bound by his pledge to serve no more than three terms and he went on to serve a total of five terms.

Source: Huffington Post on 2014 Colorado gubernatorial race Dec 27, 2013

On Gun Control: Running in opposition to new gun control laws

Tancredo said his choice to run against Hickenlooper again was partially to do with the governor's push for new gun control laws. Hickenlooper's popularity has slipped in recent months, arguably due to controversial legislation he signed into law that Democratic lawmakers passed in the statehouse including universal background checks on all firearm sales and transfers and a ban on high capacity magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.

However it's difficult to say with certainty just how much the state's strict new gun control laws play into voters' feelings on Hickenlooper. In early 2013 polling, Colorado voters overwhelmingly favored universal background check legislation and a strong majority supported a ban on high capacity magazines which hold more than 10 rounds.

Source: Huffington Post on 2014 Colorado Governor race Dec 6, 2013

On Principles & Values: Obama is greater threat to our way of life than any enemy

Tancredo, a vocal anti-immigration crusader, made headlines in 2010 when he said that President Barack Obama constitutes a greater threat to the American way of life than any foreign enemy the US has faced. In 2011, after President Obama released his long-form birth certificate, Tancredo said that Obama withheld his birth certificate to make Republicans look foolish. Source: Huffington Post on 2014 Colorado Governor race Dec 6, 2013

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