Tancredo Out

It's being widely speculated that Tom Tancredo has called a press conference this afternoon to announce he is withdrawing from the Presidential race. As a staunch conservative and strong anti-illegal immigration proponent his campaign never left the starting gate. Will he endorse anyone at the announcement? We'll see.

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo plans to drop out of the race during an announcement Thursday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa, GOP sources close to the campaign have told FOX News.

Tancredo, who has aggressively pushed his anti-illegal immigration message throughout the GOP primary race, has not been able to break through in the polls against his better known competitors. He and California Rep. Duncan Hunter typically poll in the single digits behind Texas Rep. Ron Paul in national surveys.

Tancredo would not personally confirm whether he will pull out of the race.