Tancredo is a declared candidate for the 2008 presidential race. He heavily campaigned in Iowa in an attempt to place high in the unofficial [[Iowa Straw Poll]]. In August 2007, fellow Republican presidential primary contestant [[Sam Brownback]], attacked Tancredo for allegedly receiving money from the "founder of a Planned Parenthood network."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/07/26/VI2007072601105.html</ref> The Tancredo campaign stated that they do not endorse funders values and that the allegations do not line up with Tancredo's consistent pro-life voting record and statements<ref>Tancredo on Abortion, http://www.ontheissues.org/Sam_Brownback.htm</ref>. Leading conservatives have asked Brownback to retract the claim, although he refuses<ref>http://www.rightwingwatch.org/individuals/john_tanton/index.html</ref>. | Tancredo is a declared candidate for the 2008 presidential race. He heavily campaigned in Iowa in an attempt to place high in the unofficial [[Iowa Straw Poll]]. In August 2007, fellow Republican presidential primary contestant [[Sam Brownback]], attacked Tancredo for allegedly receiving money from the "founder of a Planned Parenthood network."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/07/26/VI2007072601105.html</ref> The Tancredo campaign stated that they do not endorse funders values and that the allegations do not line up with Tancredo's consistent pro-life voting record and statements<ref>Tancredo on Abortion, http://www.ontheissues.org/Sam_Brownback.htm</ref>. Leading conservatives have asked Brownback to retract the claim, although he refuses<ref>http://www.rightwingwatch.org/individuals/john_tanton/index.html</ref>. |