Status: Having answered our questions, Tom Tancredo retracted it, issued a press release condemning our exposure of the cultic nature of Mormonism, and subsequently withdrew from the Presidential race after endorsing Mitt Romney. Latest communication received, on December 4, 2007: 12/4/2007 Godvoter.org To Whom It May Concern: In light of the religious bigotry that you have expressed in your recent statement concerning Mormonism, I want to retract the response I made to your survey. I do not want my name or that of my campaign associated in any way with such remarks. Sincerely,  Tom Tancredo Born to second generation Italian parents, Tom Tancredo was a practicing Roman Catholic until about 20 years ago, when he became an evangelical Presbyterian. Appointed to a Department of Education post in 1981, he has been serving in the Congress since 1999. To his credit, Tom Tancredo has been married to one wife and is conservative on social issues. He is anti-abortion, anti-homosexual marriage and anti-embryonic stem cell research, although his opposition appears to have involved supporting, as opposed to authoring, bills. But Tom Tancredo lacks gravitas, has neither foreign policy nor executive experience, his claims of being strong on defense is compromised by having avoided the draft as a young man, and the retraction of his testimony in favor of standing up for a cult raises questions about his judgment. Our rating of the Tom Tancredo candidacy for President is a .
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