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This is from a Brownback press release. Is it me or are Massachusetts Republicans and conservatives not so fond of their governor? First, Mass Resistance hates him. Then, he loses his own College Republicans to McCain. Then he loses his own Senate Minority Leader. Now he loses his social conservatives: In order to preserve traditional [...]
Sam Brownback and Mitt Romney both seem to have made the decision to formally announce that they are running. Both spoke at Awakening, and they will both announce in the next week. Romney with donors in Boston. Brownback with Right-to-Life activists in Kansas before they leave for the March for Life in DC, with a [...]
I woke up and saw this article at the Christian Broadcasting Network (recall, Pat Robertson’s operation). They report that Jerry Zandstra, President of the Michigan Pro-life League and a member of Sam Brownback’s Exploratory Committee, attacked Romney for flip-flopping on taxes: If this were the only flip in Gov. Romney’s budding candidacy, fiscal conservatives could [...]
Update: TPM’s Election Central notes that Lehman’s statement included an attack against the other candidates and speculates that that means Mitt Romney more than anyone else. Sam Brownback announced an important hire: Republican presidential prospect Sen. Sam Brownback said today he has received the support of Kim Lehman, executive director of Iowa Right to Life. [...]
One reader has gotten sick of watching the Romney car-crash and asks: Yea, I get it, Romney is toast. OK, I want to hear your thoughts on an alternative to the evangelicals, is it Brownback, Huckabee, or Gingrich? They each seem to have strengths. And what about Tancredo? I would make several points. First, I [...]
Hotline’s John Mercurio wrote an excellent article on the impact of Sam Brownback’s entrance into the Presidential race. The argument comes down to two points. First: If he can prove he’s viable, Brownback could force both Romney and Giuliani to recalibrate White House strategies that rely heavily on courting conservative critics of McCain. And second: [...]
