Mitt Romney flip flops on abortion.
You tube video from ABC news, Mitt Romney in his own words.
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Remember Lizzy Dole?
Ready for 2008?
Do you remember who was leading in many Republican polls at this point in the 2000 presidential campaign? Elizabeth Dole
www.ouramericanvalues.org Gary Bauer’s End of the Day Report 1-30-2007
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Rudy/Hillary take Ohio
Rudy/Hillary win Ohio 08 poll according to Quinnipiac. Rudy runs strongest among evangelicals, Romney loses white, born again evangelicals to Hillary. White evangelicals are now less committed to the president, the GOP, and Iraq than “Republicans,” meaning some other group or groups are now at the core of the Republican base. We’ll find out in 2008.
http://race42008.com/2007/01/30/rudy-hillary-win-ohio-08-poll/ dated 1-30-2007 by DaveG
McCain on global warming
John McCain on Global Warming
“In my view, the evidence is very strong – and the effects of climate change are very alarming.” McCain has been a member of stop global warming since September 7, 2005
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Husted weighs in
Romney and McCain seeking out Jon Husted
Mark Naymick of the PeeDee Reports Mitt Romney and John McCain are both trying to get Speaker Jon Husted on their side.
http://rightangleblog.com/story/gop_chairman_kevin_dewine by Matthew January 29, 2007
Endorsement Race
The Endorsement Race – uses a complex system of four tiers posted as of 1-27-2007
Giuliani -4 McCain – 13 Romney – 31 Brownback -1 Hunter – 2
http://race42008.com/2007/01/27/2008-the-endorsement-race/ dated 1-27-2007 by HeavyM
Move on has Competition
www.TheVanguard.org is intended to be a right-wing version of the leftist MoveOn.Org. It was founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, including Gil Amelio, former CEO of Apple and National Semiconductor. Coming on board Feb. 16 as The Vanguard’s full-time editorial and creative director will be Richard Poe, who has served as editor-in-chief of FrontPage Magazine. He has been described as the conservative movement’s leading expert on MoveOn.Org’s strategy in bringing together disparate elements with a common viewpoint. (Jerome Corsi, co-author of the 2004 campaign book “Unfit for Command” attacking Sen. John Kerry’s war record, joined up Tuesday with the organization intended to similarly undermine Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 campaign.) Robert Novak column at Townhall.com 1-27-2007
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertDNovak/2007/01/27/dour_mccain
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Romney like Reagan?
Reaganesque? Not So Much
Meanest thing heard out of an RNC Winter Meeting attendee: Mitt Romney showed up last night, an attendee who met him described him to me as “smarmy.”
http://race42008.com/2007/01/21/reaganesque-not-so-much/ by DaveG 1-21-2007
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Installment 2
1. Can you name the last sitting U.S. Senator to make the leap from the Senate to President of the United States? John F. Kennedy in 1960. Before that? Warren G. Harding in 1920. Before that? Never. It’s simply not a successful platform from which to launch a presidential run.
2. Dennis Hastert’s announces support for Governor Romney, word has it that Minority Leader John Boehner will likely do the same. Here’s the scoop:
Posted by Steven Muscatello at 09:07 PM on January 23, 2007 www.evangelicalsformitt.org
3. Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) had a dismal performance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday. McCain’s sudden attacks on Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld while pressing for more troops for Iraq have caused unease among Republicans. “
Evans-Novak Political Report January 24, 2007 HumanEvents@HumanEventsOnline.com
4. Listing of Congressmen, Senators and Governors who have endorsed a presidential candidate. Romney has 10, McCain 7, Hunter 1.
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/cands08/endorse08el.html
5. Thoughts from the Hotline/Diageo poll: Mormonism: 48% of Republicans have an unfavorable view of Mormonism. Only 38% of Dems and 26% of Independents have an unfavorable view Romney’s problem is with his own party’s base in the primary. Independents just won’t care so much.
January 21,2007 www.eyeon08.com
6. Public Financing no longer McCains concern.
Mr. McCain has recently removed his name as a co-sponsor of a bill to expand the presidential public financing program. He is beginning to seek private donations for the primary and general elections, albeit with the option of returning them.
Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, another Republican primary contender, has already decided to forgo public financing for the primaries. Posted by Matt Browner Hamlin on January 23rd, 2007 www.rightsfield.com
7. 2008 President candidates and the Second Amendment
Top tier. Nearly perfect pro-Second Amendment records: Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas). Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.). Former Gov. Jim Gilmore (R-Vir.). Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.).
Poor: Former Gov. George Pataki (R-N.Y.). Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.). For a complete listing of all candidates please refer to the website Posted by Jason Pye January 23, 2007 www.thelibertypapers.org
8. Pataki has packed up and gone home: Pataki packed up his Manchester New Hampshire office and moved it to his hometown of Peekskill, NY where his PAC is now based. The Manchester office, it is now available for any other presidential candidate.January 24, 2007 James Pindellhttp://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/
9. Hagel ponders White House run. Says he will make his decision in the next six weeks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16818186/from/ET/ January 26, 2007
10. Rasmussen Poll: Giuliani leads in the competition for the Republican nomination. The Mayor retains the highest favorability ratings of all candidates at sixty-five percent. McCain is now viewed favorably by just 52% of American voters. That’s down from 56% earlier this month and from 59% in December.
Read it here January 25, 2007
11. Duncan Hunter announces his candidacy for President, with theme: Peace Through Strength. His website is now up.
12. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will appear on Meet the Press Sunday to “talk about 2008,” in what is very likely his first foray into the 2008 presidential race. On Monday expect him to announce the formation of his exploratory committee. January 26, 2007
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/washingtonwhispers/
13. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will sponsor a bill to strengthen campaign finance laws in this session of Congress despite vehement opposition to campaign finance reform from conservative Republican activists whose support he needs to win the party’s nomination for president in 2008. McCain will reintroduce a bill to further clamp down on independent “527” groups. January 26, 2007
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0107/2482.html
14. The best known name at the Republican National Committee is probably its high profile general chairman, Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida. But the man who has the nuts-and-bolts job of getting the GOP ready for the next election is the new chairman, Mike Duncan. January 25, 2007
Our first installment
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While not listed here, another good blog worth reading is: http://blog.4president.org I was unable to use it as right now it’s all about Hillary.
1. Dobson says “no way” to McCain as he does not support traditional marriage.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53743
2. Has a countdown to the the 2008 general election – 653 days
Jan 20 post -Did anyone notice Kansas Senator Sam Brownback announces his candidacy for President today because so did Senator Hillary Clinton?
Jan 15 post- Mitt Romney in a single day (telephone) fundraising blitz raised 6.5 million dollars
3. Dec 21 post -Jay Sekulow the chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice founded by Pat Robertson has endorsed Mitt Romney.
4. polling data – Republican Primary Voters Jan 8-11 breakdown:
Giuliani 28%, \nMcCain 20%, Gingrich 14%, Romney 8%
“If Giuliani is not electable in a GOP Primary, then John McCain may be the biggest beneficiary of the Giuliani effort. McCain has long had a tense relationship with many GOP activists and conservatives. Without Giuliani in the mix, it is likely that a conservative challenger would gain traction in an anybody-but-McCain effort.”
5. first debates are set so mark your calendars:
CNN will cover New Hampshire April 4 and 5. The South Carolina \nDemocrat debate has been set for April 26.
http://boston.com/primarysource
6. “A self-described fiscal and social conservative, Brownback made headlines recently when he broke with President George W. Bush and came out against the president’s plan to send 20,000 more U.S. troops to Iraq and called for more diplomatic efforts.”
Dec 21 post -Jay Sekulow the chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice founded by Pat Robertson has endorsed Mitt Romney.http://redbluechristian.com
7. post Nov 16, 2006 – “If John McCain is elected president in 2008, he will become the oldest person to ever enter the office, at 72 years old.”
8. List of Exploratory Committees: They offer background information on the candidate, you can sign up for updates from the campaign and this will probably be the best place to find the most up to date list of endorsements. (Some sites are further along in their development than others.)
See Blogroll to right.
9. And then there is the rumor that Mike DeWine has been asked to chair the McCain campaign in Ohio. So far this is just a rumor.
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