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Thursday, March 27, 2008

McCain/Mitt? Drudge queries

posted by Justin Hart | 8:57 PM | permalink

Or, is this the ultimate head fake and thus the "the ticket" comes off like this:

"Yeaahhh... 'dats da ticket!"

I dunno. Thoughts?

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	5 Comments: Geat to see McCain and Mitt laughing it up.A great sign of unity vs. the dem's foodfight that has no end in sight. By Anonymous, at March 28, 2008 at 3:25 AM The bumper stickers are ready ! (scroll down on the following link) http://www.committedtoromney.com/page/2/ By Anonymous, at March 28, 2008 at 6:16 AM It's going to happen, folks. Whether it's soon enough, or enough all together remains to be seen! Here's the rest of my thoughts: http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080229/COMMENTARY/520046506 By teleologist_at_heart, at March 28, 2008 at 11:35 AM If McCain does not choose Mitt as his running mate, then Mitt should run for Kennedy's Senate seat. By Anonymous, at May 21, 2008 at 4:09 PM I would hope that Senator McCain would not be dumb enough to ignore the letter I sent him in favor of Mitt Romney as a VP. I sent it on behalf of the new Conservative party here in Indiana. We have an estimated three thousand conservatives in our area. That is three thousand votes people!! By Anonymous, at July 27, 2008 at 8:14 PM Post a Comment

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Never give in -- never, never, never, never!

posted by Beth Barnat | 7:01 PM | permalink

"Never give in -- never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."

-- Winston Churchill, 29 October 1941

As I was searching through the blogosphere today, in hopes of finding some inspiration and comfort in this troubling time for conservatives, I found the following comment in response to an article in Human Events. You can read the entire article here:

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24799

I will post the comment in its entirety because it so perfectly mirrored the feelings I have had in the last week or two. This comment is by Bill from California and was posted on Feb 01, 2008 @ 03:52 PM.

"I will not vote for John McCain who will permanently destroy the Republican party. He has spent the last 8 year betraying and undermining the Republican party while pandering to the liberal left. I would rather have a Democrat win and finally take the blame for this mess that we're sinking into. After 4 years, when the economy has tanked, when the dollar is worth nothing, when socialism has completely overtaken our economy and ground it to a halt, when social security has gone completely bankrupt, when the economic strain has undermined our military to the point where we are weak, when liberals have eroded the conservative values to the point of complete moral decay, only then will we realize the socialistic danger that we have been slipping into. At that point, we will go crawling on our hands and knees to Mitt Romney. And we will beg him to save us from disaster (the way that he saved the Olympics). Only then (when we are desperate for change) will we be willing to "get past" the "religion issue" (honestly, isn't this the REAL issue that has been holding some people back) and accept this intelligent, principled, patriotic, great man. It took Jimmy Carter and the disaster that he brought in order for us to see and accept the greatness of Ronald Reagan. It will probably take a Hillary Clinton or John McCain in office to open the door for recovery (by tearing down this country to the point where people are willing to truly stand behind the values that have made this nation great). But if John McCain destroys our country, Republicans will be blamed.

Romney is correct. Washington is broken. Spending is out of control, liberal judges are writing law, our laws (immigration) are broken without consequence, the deficit is growing while the dollar is falling, gas prices are rising while we become more dependent on foreign oil (even though we have reserves available that we don't tap because of the environmental lobby), etc. The longer we delay fixing these problems, the worse they become. How much pain will it take before we wake up?

Romney will eventually turn the country around at that point. But it will be even harder then than it is now. But this is a man who has accepted and conquered these types of challenges in the past. And he will do it (as he did in Massachusetts) without taking a salary. He'll do it (as he did for the Olympics) because of his personal commitment to public service, and his patriotic zeal for America. And he will do it (as he did in his courageous stand in defending traditional marriage in Massachusetts) while defending the important foundation of the family, and the religious Christian values that founded this great nation, which is the foundation and soul of our society. He will do it because he is a compassionate and patriotic man, and because he is one of the smartest people this world has known."

Fellow conservatives and Romney supporters, we still have time to battle the enemy (the liberal MSM and liberal politicians) who are trying to decide FOR us who are nominee is going to be.

Get on your phones and "Call From Home" for Mitt, talk to everyone you know who is going to be voting on Tuesday and pray!

I'm going to start calling here in California as soon as I post this. Remember, if you are on the East Coast or live in the Midwest, we are three hours behind you so there's till time - it's 4:30 p.m. here.

There is still PLENTY of hope for a Mitt Romney nomination and victory for Conservative Republicans everywhere!

Never give in!

Never!

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	1 Comments: I feel these same sentiments. This is what I have been thinking. Today I went to the San Jose California phone bank and made 200 calls to people in Fresno california. The phone bank called 3500 people today. We did good and overall people I called are voting for Mitt. We each must do our part. By Jonathan, at February 2, 2008 at 11:06 PM Post a Comment

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Gov. Romney On The Need For Fiscal Restraint In Washington

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

A Good Schadenfreude Spoiled

posted by Justin Hart | 10:00 AM | permalink

Ahhh schadenfreude, the fine rhetorical art of kicking someone while they're down; sticking it to "the man" when "the man" just got stuck; pulling out the gloat as he goes down with the boat.

I really hate to spoil the fun... but there will be no schadenfreude today! (Except for me rhetorically sticking to those who REALLY, REALLY wanted Mitt Romney to push poll his own candidacy?!)

Let's review some of the rhetoric leading up to the brick wall that Alex Gage & Co. dropped on National Review Online and the notion of a Romney self-push-poll. These are taken from comments on the post at Race42008 entitled: "Let's Be Clear of the Stakes":

1:25 PM "It’s either complete absolution or utter destruction now for Mitt Romney’s candidacy."

1:33 PM "I have the champagne chilling again."

1:50 PM "ROMNEY-IS-TOAST"

1:51 PM "If on the other hand, it was ordered by an *official* of the Romney campaign, then this indeed may be the week history will assess as the death of the Romney campaign."

2:02 PM "Time to check temp on the champagne, while Justin searches for comfort food…"

2:05 PM "The Mitt Romney count down clock has begun……..tick tock……"

2:19 PM "Mitt Romney will not matter in a couple of hours anyway so dont worry people"

Sunday night, I received an email from a fellow blogger, generously tipping me off about a story that could potentially knock Romney off his game in a big way. The story, set to publish in a major news rag Monday morning: a top Romney adviser would be implicated as the source of anti-Mormon "push-poll" surveys conducted across Iowa and New Hampshire.

I was stunned. I had followed the story (and even been part of it) for about three days and after interviewing individuals at the alleged firm that conducted the survey. I was convinced that the Romney campaign was not behind it.

I set my plate overnight to devour a whole flock of crow when the story hit.

The article, written by Mark Hemingway and published at NRO, gathered all the details of the story in one narrative and added to the mix, supposed evidence from an online bulletin board linking Alex Gage and his firm TargetPoint Consulting to the data collection firm, Western Wats, implicated as the company that conducted the survey.

As I read over the piece the blood went rushing back into my face. This was nothing! The evidence was scant, the connection pithy and the rest of the article --- yawn, I probably wrote half of it myself! The meme that "bulletin-board-post-proves-Romney-push-polled-own-campaign" was weak at best.

But still, Gage & Co. had to answer the charges. Conversations with top bloggers Monday morning indicated that a press release was forthcoming from TargetPoint. I sat on pins and needles the entire day with a constant finger on the refresh button.

Then it came. How do you spell relief?

Just to prove it... here's a snapshot of the two posts I had ready to go. Even with my "high status" with the campaign (joke) I had no insight into what was going to happen:

My head was on the chopping block in the blogosphere being one of the primary debunkers of the "Mitt-did-it!" conspiracy theories. I braced myself for the worst. If the Romney campaign were truly the source of the push poll... the club fashioned by opponents is too big to imagine.

I'm also a bit perturbed. How did NRO not wait 4 hours to talk to TargetPoint? How does RedState have the gaul to publish what they did requisite to the thin evidence from Hemingway? And don't get me started on Mark's refusal to let it go.

To be fair, I think Hemingway got caught up in a a whirlwind of Mormon connections. You see, he thinks the force of his evidence are the coincidences taken as a whole. The Lindorfs, Amanda, the contributors, based in Utah...

Among Mormons there's an inside joke that the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon become the 4 degrees of Mormonism. To wit: you can find any other Mormon within a breadth of 4 LDS members.

For example, how many ways do you know the candidate you support? How many degrees of separation does it take you to get to John McCain or Rudy? Personally, I know Mitt from when I was an infant (my Mom and Ann were in the same maternity ward when I was born in Boston). I also know him through a long time family friend. And my best friend's uncle is married to someone who works closely with Romney. Is there some super secret community of Mormons that plans to take over the country by getting Romney elected? No. Its just that Mormons marry other Mormons, marry early in life, and have lots of kids. (Did I mention I'm 35 with 3 kids, and my oldest is 12?)

The fact that the firm was in Utah? Moot. Utah perfected the art of the call center from innovators like WordPerfect and the large group of health drinks in the state. (Also, apparently, Utahns have neutral accents which helps in cold calls).
The fact that the firm was owned by the Lindorfs? Moot. They divested of their assets years ago.
The fact that the firm employs people who donated to Mitt? Moot. A LOT of people have donated to Mitt in Utah. (In fact, I'm surprised that out of 1500 employees only a handful have donated to the campaign).
The fact that TippingPoint and other "affiliated" Romney campaigns have used Western Wats? Moot. Its the single largest data collection firm in the world. They handle all sorts of 3rd party work and all sorts of campaigns using them including firms employed by Romney competitors. They handle over 7000 projects every year.
The Mormon factor? Do I really have to answer this? The Mormon cabal is not out to submarine the other candidates by conducting a push poll against their chosen one. And he isn't even their chosen one! I can't tell you how many Mormon Ron Paul supporters there are.... every other day I get some note berating me for not supporting the "true" constitution guy in the race. (Mormons are big on the Constitution)

The relief I feel is only tempered by the fact that we still don't know WHO did it. (More on this later).

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	3 Comments: Hemmingway's links between the Romney Campaign and the Western WATS calls are spurious at best. It would be like saying that Romney is responsible for a rival campaign's press releases because they were created in WordPerfect, which was founded by Mormons. By Jared Garner, at November 20, 2007 at 8:54 AM Jason, While I applaud your efforts to defend Romney, I think for now the best strategy is to just ignore the issue until the truth comes out. The theory of "Romney-Did-It" is getting entirely too much press and attention, and the Romney foes, including the real perpetrators, are getting a good laugh at us Romney supporters. Just turn the other cheek and forget about it until some actual truth comes out. Better yet, learn from Giuliani's ability to deflect attention from a sticky subject to something else entirely. It has been mentioned over at race42008 that attacks on Giuliani never stick, but attacks on Romney do. I believe that's because as Mormons we feel a huge sense of injustice and the need to defend our man when unjustly accused. Unfortunately, this only has the effect of encouraging the opposition. They love the rise they get out of us Mitt supporters. It must be delightfully fun for them. Our best strategy should be to move on and focus on the positive. To that end, here is nothing too important, but it does point out that Mitt is right that there are better ways than destroying embryos to get the benefits of embryonic cell research: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_sc/stem_cells_3 By Anonymous, at November 20, 2007 at 10:07 AM Good work. You point out a fact that many of us Romney supporters know well. This campaign is very precariously perched even though our candidate is possibly the strongest candidate that has come along in a long time. That is the nature of the withering heat of media spotlight (as well as enemies like the Clinton's and Huckabees--I think Giuliani is mostly benign). We have no illusions that God will rapture our candidate to the Presidency (like those of Huckabee) or that decades of history will suddenly become irrelevant (as do those supporters of Giuliani). The more attention that is turned on Romney, however, the more he shines in the disinfecting light of media/public attention. . . as long as people refute these libelous, sometimes bigoted, and spurious attacks. By Joseph D. Walch, at November 20, 2007 at 1:15 PM Post a Comment

Friday, February 23, 2007

2008 Endorsements: TOP GOP Candidates: Week ending 2/23/07

posted by Justin Hart | 3:12 PM | permalink

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Chart as of 2/23

We admit up front that this list is not official. We've gathered the names from public news articles and on the candidates website. With that in mind there is no mistake that Mitt Romney increased his endorsement edge.

The difference seems to be a good majority of the Utah delegation getting behind him and making their names public. But there were also numerous endorsements from Georgia and South Carolina. Next week we will make available an endorsement application that will allow you to make contributions to this effort. We will try to source each of these as well.

Mitt Romney	John McCain	Rudy Giuliani
245	118	22
Lawyer James Bopp, Jr. Jay Sekulow Former Senator Jim Talent Former Representative Vin Weber Glenn Hubbard Greg Mankiw Cesar Conda John Cogan Governor Matt Blunt Former Governor Bill Owens Former Governor James B. Edwards Senator Robert Bennett Senator Larry Craig Senator Jim DeMint Former Speaker Dennis Hastert Representative Jim McCrery Representative Dave Camp Representative Howard "Buck" McKeon Representative Bill Shuster Representative Ed Whitfield Representative Ginny Brown-Waite Representative Hal Rogers Representative Joe Knollenberg Representative John Campbell Representative John Duncan Representative John Linder Representative Marsha Blackburn Representative Mike Rogers Representative Mike Simpson Representative Pete Hoekstra Representative Phil Gingrey Representative Ralph Regula Representative Robert Aderholt Representative Rodney Alexander Representative Ron Lewis Representative Tom Feeney Representative Tom Price Harry Cavanagh Kevin DeMenna Lee Hanley Paul And Susan Gilbert Wil Cardon Former Lt. Governor Toni Jennings Former House Speaker Allan Bense Former Republican Party Of Florida Chairman Al Cardenas Former House Speaker John Thrasher Mayor Rick Baker, St. Petersburg State Representative Anitere Flores State Representative Dennis Baxley State Representative Jennifer Carroll Former State Representative Dudley Goodlette Ann Herberger Mandy Fletcher Marc Reichelderfer Sally Bradshaw David Griffin Van Poole • Former House Speaker Brent Siegrist • Former Congressional Candidate Brian Kennedy • State House Republican Leader Christopher Rants Senator Scott Brown Senator Robert Hedlund Minority Leader Bradley Jones Assistant Minority Leader Mary Rogeness Minority Whip George Peterson Assistant Minority Whip John Lepper Representative Fred Barrows Representative Viriato deMacedo Representative Lewis Evangelidis Representative Paul Frost Representative Susan Gifford Representative Robert Hargraves Representative Bradford Hill Representative Donald Humason Representative Jeffrey Davis Perry Representative Elizabeth Poirier Representative Karyn Polito Representative Richard Ross Representative Todd Smola Representative Daniel Webster Mayor Michael Sullivan, Lawrence Sheriff Frank Cousins, Essex County Sheriff James Cummings, Barnstable County Sheriff Tom Hodgson, Bristol County District Attorney Tim Cruz, Plymouth County District Attorney Michael O'Keefe, Cape and Islands District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel, Northwestern Counties • Michigan House Republican Leader Craig DeRoche (R-Novi) • Gerry Mason, Michigan Grassroots Chairman Senator Cameron Brown Senator Nancy Cassis Senator Valde Garcia Senator Jud Gilbert Senator Roger Kahn Senator Bruce Patterson Senator Alan Sanborn Senator Tony Stamas Rep. Dan Acciavatti Rep. Fran Amos Rep. Dick Ball Rep. Darwin Booher Rep. Jack Brandenburg Rep. Tom Casperson Rep. Bruce Caswell Rep. Bill Caul Rep. John Garfield Rep. Geoff Hansen Rep. Dave Hildenbrand Rep. Jack Hoogendyk Rep. Ken Horn Rep. Joe Hune Rep. Rick Jones Rep. Martin Knollenberg Rep. Phil LaJoy Rep. Jim Marleau Rep. Kim Meltzer Rep. Tim Moore Rep. Chuck Moss Rep. Neal Nitz Rep. Paul Opsommer Rep. Brian Palmer Rep. Dave Palsrok Rep. John Pastor Rep. Phil Pavlov Rep. Tom Pearce Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker Rep. Rick Shaffer Rep. Fulton Sheen Rep. John Stakoe Rep. Howard Walker • Former Representative Tommy Hartnett (R-SC) Former Representative Tommy Hartnett Terry Sullivan, State Director George Ramsey, Political Director Mike Green, Coalitions Director Henry Fishburne Dick Coen Larry Richter Wayland Moody Ricky Horne Paul Hogan Bill Hewitt Laura Hewitt John Rivers Joseph Murray Gene Zurlo Treasurer Kay Ivey State Senator Joe Kyrillos Cindy Costa Darrell Crate David Norcross Donna Gosney Jody Dow June Hartley Louis Pope Lynn Windel Peter Cianchette Robert Manning Ron Kaufman Sara Gear Boyd Solomon Yue Tom Rath Tony Parker Vance Day Christopher Collins, Managing Member of First Atlantic Capital, LLC Mark Guzzetta, President of Gemstone Development Jon Huntsman Sr., Chairman of the Huntsman Corporation John Miller, Founding Member of National Beef Packing Company John Rakolta, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Walbridge Aldinger Ambassador Mel Sembler, Chairman of the Board of The Sembler Company Tom Tellefsen, President of Tellefsen Investments Ted Welch, Owner of Ted Welch Investments Meg Whitman, President and CEO of eBay Senate President John L. Valentine Majority Leader Curtis S. Bramble Majority Whip Dan R. Eastman Assistant Majority Whip Sheldon Killpack Senator D. Chris Buttars Senator Allen M. Christensen Senator Margaret Dayton Senator John W. (Bill) Hickman Senator Lyle W. Hillyard Senator Scott K. Jenkins Senator Peter C. Knudson Senator Mark B. Madsen Senator Howard A. Stephenson Senator Dennis E. Stowell Senator Kevin VanTassell Senator Carlene M. Walker Speaker Greg J. Curtis Majority Leader David Clark Majority Whip Gordon E. Snow Assistant Majority Whip Brad L. Dee Rules Chair Stephen H. Urquhart Representative Douglas C. Aagard Representative Sylvia S. Andersen Representative Jim Bird Representative DeMar Bud Bowman Representative Melvin R. Brown Representative Stephen D. Clark Representative Bradley M. Daw Representative Glenn A. Donnelson Representative Jack Draxler Representative Ben C. Ferry Representative Julie Fisher Representative Craig A. Frank Representative Kevin S. Garn Representative Kerry W. Gibson Representative Keith Grover Representative Wayne A. Harper Representative Christopher N. Herrod Representative Kory M. Holdaway Representative Gregory H. Hughes Representative Fred Hunsaker Representative Eric K. Hutchings Representative Todd E. Kiser Representative Bradley G. Last Representative Steven R. Mascaro Representative John G. Mathis Representative Kay L. McIff Representative Ronda Rudd Menlove Representative Michael T. Morley Representative Michael E. Noel Representative Curtis Oda Representative Aaron Tilton Representative Mark W. Walker Representative Richard W. Wheeler Representative Carl Wimmer Representative Scott L. Wyatt Senator Orrin Hatch Georgia House Speaker Pro Tempore Mark Burkhalter Eric J. Tanenblatt Sam Olens Oscar N. Persons Fred Cooper Nancy Coverdell Senator Bill Mescher Councilman Joe Dill Representative Alan Clemmons Representative Nikki Haley Representative Chip Huggins Representative Ted Pitts Senator Ronnie Cromer Representative Nathan Ballentine	Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers Marlys Popma Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) Rep. Rick Renzi (Ariz.) Rep. Ray LaHood (Ill.) Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.) Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Fla.) Sen. Gordon Smith (Ore.) Sen. Trent Lott (Miss.) Sen. Jon Kyl (Ariz.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) Sen. John Thune Cory Tilley J. Antonio Villamil John "Mac" Stipanovich Governor Bob Martinez Matt Mayberry John Chambers Fred Smith Guy Rodgers Manny Kadre Marty Fiorentino Brian Ballard David Azbell De Byerly Marlene D. Elwell Fred Zeidman Dax Swatek Eileen Weiser George Dean Johnson, Jr Hayden Dempsey Ed Failor, Jr., Executive Vice President of Iowans for Tax Relief Rob Gray Maxine Sieleman Trey Walker Steve Schmidt John Thain Jerry Perenchio; John A. Moran; Thomas G. Loeffler; James B. Lee, Jr.; Lewis M. Eisenberg Donald R. Diamond Donald Bren James Huffines Florida Republican Party Vice Chairman J. Allison DeFoor Florida Attorney General Jim Smith Governor Jane Swift Macomb County Republican Chairwoman Janice Nearon Michigan Republican Party Ethnic Vice Chair Andrew Wendt state Rep. David Law state Rep. Lorence Wenke state Rep. Glenn Steil, Jr state Rep. Judy Emmons Senator Randy Richardville Agustin G. Corbella Jon Huntsman Mark Shurtleff Governor William P. Clements Robert Mosbacher R. McCombs Mike Cox Dave Dishaw Chairman Glenn Clark Doug Smith Alec Poitevint South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond Michigan RNC Committeeman Chuck Yob Republican National Committeewoman Holly Hughes Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Bobby Harrell, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives State Senator Michelle McManus Karen Slifka, Regional Political Director for the Republican National U.S. Senate candidate Keith Butler Rep. Spencer Bachus John E. Lyons, Jr. Senator Wayne Kuipers Senator Olympia Snowe Senator Susan Collins Representative Josh Tardy State Senator John Gallus Representative Bill Remick Representative John Tholl, Jr former Michigan House Speakers Chuck Perricone Speaker Johnson Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06) Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL-06) Rep. John Shadegg (AZ-03) Rep. John Shimkus (IL-19) Rep. Mark Kirk (IL-10) Rep. Dan Lungren (CA-03) George Gallo Assistant Minority Leader Kevin Elsenheimer Representative Kevin Elsenheimer Minority Floor Leader Chris Ward Winton Blount III Rep. Ric Keller Rep. LaTourette Alabama Republican Party Executive Director Tim Howe Mayor Carlos Alvarez Rep. Ric Keller Rep. LaTourette Alabama Republican Party Executive Director Tim Howe Mayor Carlos Alvarez Rep. Christopher Shays Republican National Committeewoman Eileen Slocum Rep. Robert Watson Former Senator Phil Gramm Attorney General McKenna Congressman Chip Pickering (MS-03) Governor Mitch Daniels Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge Governor Frank Keating Rep. Mike Castle Delaware Speaker of the House Terry Spence Former Senator Mike DeWine Senator Hugh Leatherman	Candice Miller Susan Molinari David Dreier Dr. Mark P. Campbell Rick Wiley Bill Stepien Jake Menges Cary Evans K.C. Jones Matthew R. Mahoney Brian Cresta Michael Knapik Brian Lees Bruce Tarr Richard Tisei Ted Olson Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.) Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) Rep. Peter King Rep. Candice Miller Rep. Pete Sessions

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	2 Comments: All these years i've been critical of professional politicians, and now it looks like I owe 245 of them an apology. By Anonymous, at February 23, 2007 at 9:07 PM You need to included U.S. Senator Wayne Allard on this list, he just endorsed Romney. By Unknown, at April 16, 2007 at 9:33 PM Post a Comment

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

David Brody: McCain Supporters, Why don't your sit down before I tell you...

posted by Justin Hart | 12:30 PM | permalink

David Brody: McCain Supporters, Why don't your sit down before I tell your...

Yesterday, we noted that David Brody, CBN News Capitol Hill Correspondant, was asking Pro-lifers to email him feedback on this question:

"As a pro-life voter, who would you vote for? John McCain or Mitt Romney? Who do you view as the candidate that will best represent the pro-life movement.?

The response? "It wasn't even close. More than 90% of people who emailed me said Romney was the guy, hands down." Brody gave some sample emails:

"Romney’s personal life and religion, a religion I do not share, demonstrate to me a profound love and respect for family and children. I believe he is sincerely and deeply committed to protecting the rights of the unborn."

But how about McCain. (here's the "why don't you sit down first" part):

"McCain has risked little politically with his "life" record (being from a Red State but still never being on the forefront or frontlines of the pro-life fight.) Sure he's got a "neat and tidy" voting record to refer to, but, even though he's "the king" of sponsoring new legilsation, I'm not aware of him taking a leadership role for "pro-life" causes. Plus, he's constantly shown that he's willing to "show-up" the conservative base if it suits him at the time."

Brody cites a few more emails then summarizes:

A couple of interesting themes emerge here. Clearly, there is a distrust with McCain on the life issue. I'm sure his handlers are beside themselves wondering why a solid 20 year pro-life record may not resonate as much as it should....

Part of the distrust with McCain clearly centers on how McCain hasn't made the lfie issue paramount in his career. He's more a campaign finance, anti-pork spending type guy. Yes, he's a reliable Senate vote on life issues (except on embryonic stem cell research) but he typically stays away from the issue. For that matter, Romney tried to do that as well in liberal Massachusetts. That makes sense. But now he's running for President. Will he move that issue up on his agenda?

Here's the big difference between McCain, Romney and Rudy. The one guy who will actually stand up to lead and defend the pro-life movement is the former pro-choice-leaning governor from a blue state.

Go figure!

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