Anti-Romney Effort in Iowa Stalls
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 28th, 2011 5:39 am by HL
Anti-Romney Effort in Iowa Stalls
“An apparent effort to craft a unified Republican caucus endorsement among several of Iowa’s social-conservative advocacy groups and evangelical pastors began last Monday, but its prospects already appear uncertain,” the Des Moines Register reports.
“A follow-up meeting initially scheduled for today has been postponed, with no indication of when it will be rescheduled, according to a meeting participant.”
Arizona’s Controversial Sheriff to Endorse Perry
NBC News has confirmed that Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, will endorse Rick Perry this week.
The Arizona sheriff is known as a vehement backer of tough immigration laws and was a vocal supporter of his own state’s controversial enforcement laws.
Which Senate Election Records Will Be Broken in 2012?
The Hotline: “Senate Democrats are clearly more exposed than Republicans this cycle, but it’s easy to forget how historic some of these GOP pick-ups would have to be. For instance, Republicans haven’t controlled both Nebraska Senate seats since 1976, nor both in North Dakota since 1960, nor both in Wisconsin since Joe McCarthydied in 1957. On the other hand, no Democratic senator has been successfully re-elected in Missouri since 1980 or Pennsylvania since 1962. How many of these records will be broken next year?”
An Endorsement That Keeps Giving
While the yesterday’s endorsement of Newt Gingrich by the New Hampshire Union Leader made no mention of Mitt Romney and allowed that Gingrich was not perfect, publisher Joe McQuaid told Politico that they “would reprise their tradition of near-daily editorials that reiterate full-throated support for their favored candidate and equally robust opposition toward his challengers.”
Said McQuaid: “I think we will be sticking with our traditional approach.”