Democrats think Tancredo will be the easiest to defeat..

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I consider myself one of those unaffiliated. There are actually two things to consider here 1) getting people to vote and then 2) getting them to vote for your side. I will not vote for Hick but I will also will not vote for Tancredo. With unaffiliated, it is somewhat like they have two votes. If they don't vote at all niether side gets an advantage where a D/R would have only voted for their side anyway. If they do vote, the side they voted for not only got their vote, they also got one that otherwise may not have been counted in the first place. The R's have to put somebody up that at least half +1 of the unaffiliated can stomach. They have to be conservative Right wing enough for the base but not seen as an unreasonable Right wing nut for the rest.