Bunches of endorsements
A bunch of endorsements were announced today: The GA GOP Chair and National Committeeman is McCain’s southern Co-chair. The AL Treasurer is Romney’s AL Chair.
Romney weighs in on Iraq with a mealy-mouth statement
Update: Brownback had previously taken a position and this blog suggests that Romney is talking about 20k troops. Update II: Silence from Giuliani. So far, the debate on the relationship between the Iraq and the 2008 Presidential has focused on Read more…
Strategy
Romney’s success and where to go from here
Mitt Romney had a gangbuster day yesterday. He raised a lot of money. His top-notch staff handled the press beautifully. We can expect a series of announcements in the next couple of days about people he has signed up to Read more…
MA Pro-Lifers prefer Brownback over Romney
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 values and actually win back ground in the ongoing fight for our culture, we need a leader who can articulate and fight for our values with compassion, optimism, and consistency. We know consistent leadership when we see it. For this Leading Massachusetts Social Conservatives Endorse Brownback.
A friend of mine from Massachusetts told me recently that the way to go up in the party now is to attack Romney.
Even K-Lo, the Great Disciple, is becoming convinced that her man is a flip-flopper.
The release is after the jump.
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Romney’s Dial-a-thon (update)
I’ve slammed Mitt Romney a bunch, but this is a great idea. The Globe and Hotline both have great coverage. Hotline points out that Romney already has pledges for over $1m. I wouldn’t be surprised by $2m or even $3m. Read more…
How bad is “The Surge” for McCain? What about the Dems?
In recent weeks, there has been interminable talk about how John McCain’s Presidential hopes could be over because of his position on Iraq. While I see that McCain’s position on Iraq could be a threat to his candidacy, I think Read more…
Romney and Brownback finish exploring
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 Read more…
Does Rudy® have cold feet?
I’ve seen two posts now suggesting that Rudy Giuliani may consider dropping out. Political Insider says that the Mayor just hasn’t made up his mind yet. And in an article on McCain locking up SC donors, LJ of Race42008 says Read more…
The Fight for the Right
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 Read more…
EFM tries to cover up another Romney flip-flop-flip-flop
Evangelical for Mitt’s David French (whose wife and co-blogger lied to the press about funding people for the Southern Republican Leadership Conference) has written another apologetic on Mitt Romney’s record. In this case, a concerned Evangelical writes in and says Read more…