“I trust those conversions when they happen on the road to Damascus and not on the road to Des Moines.”

—  Tom Tancredo

On Republican candidates' changes in position during the campaign for the 2008 U.S. Presidency, alluding to political bellwether state Iowa
[Liz, Sidoti, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/16/ap/politics/main2812292.shtml, Analysis: Second GOP debate contentious, CBSNews.com, 16 May 2007, 2007-05-16]

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