Former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo is coming out early, questioning Rick Perry's conservatism.  According to his op-ed piece at Politico. com, Tancredo believes that Rick Perry is not a "true conservative" based on Perry's stand on immigration and border control. 

Perry’s views here are at odds with the vast majority of Americans — and virtually all Republican voters. While he opposes E-Verify for even state employees, 82 percent of all voters, and 91 percent of Republicans, support E-Verify for all employees.

While Perry opposes the border fence, 68 percent of all voters, and 86 percent of Republicans, support the fence. While Perry opposes the Arizona law, SB 1070, voters want 1070 in their state by a 2-1 margin — including 86 percent of all Republicans.

Perry’s only true conservative positions on borders involve calling for an end to sanctuary cities and signing a voter ID law. While I support these measures, they don’t make up for the rest of his positions on immigration. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.  Read more here. 

Is there a 'true conservative' and would a 'true conservative' have a chance at winning a national election? 

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