Texans come to terms with shrinking prez field

[sonias]

The part devoted to the Democratic choices isn't quite as juicy as the Rs, so I choose that part instead.

Postcards from the Lege blog 1/31/08
Texans come to terms with shrinking prez field

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Scarborough was scathing in his assessment of U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who picked up Rudy Giuliani’s endorsement Wednesday (and might haul in the backing of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who had supported Giuliani).

Scarborough told me: "We are left with a candidate for president who showed his disdain for the Christian Right in 2000 when he tried to salvage his candidacy by trashing Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson while campaigning in South Carolina. He destroyed any attempt by (Senate Majority Leader) Bill Frist to end once and for all the unconstitutional requirement of 60 senators to affirm judicial appointments by joining the Gang of 14 (senators from both parties agreeing to avoid frequent partisan wars over judges) and his McCain/Feingold (campaign finance) bill was a direct assault on grassroots activism while McCain-Kennedy (an immigration act) revealed his true convictions about amnesty. Oddly enough, the ‘establishment’ candidate once threatened to leave the party he now will likely represent."

Scarborough took issue with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney too, saying Romney "was wrong on every pro-family issue his entire career until he decided to run for the Republican nomination."

Excellent!! I hope their base stays home in Nov. - big time! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

And to add salt to their wounds. :evilgrin:

Politico 2/1/08
WH funds race: Clinton, Obama crush GOP-ers
Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama out-raised the four Republican presidential candidates - John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul - $49.6 million to $42.2 million in the last three months of 2007, according to finance reports made public Thursday night.

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McCain, the Arizona senator who has emerged as the front-runner, raised $6.8 million, but had to take out a loan to keep his campaign afloat. Romney, the wealthy former Massachusetts governor, brought in $9 million in contributions, but loaned his campaign twice that amount. Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, raised $6.6 million. And topping the field with an impressive $19.7 million raised in the fourth quarter was Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texas congressman, though he barely registers in polls.

Taking into account the full year, Clinton and Obama in 2007 out-raised the four remaining Republicans $209 million to $128 million.

We're going to kick their ass!!

Sonia

[WolverineDG]

1. Once again

I bet the rabid right is pissed off that they told the Lege to keep the primary date at March 5 instead of moving it up. Serves 'em right. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

dg

[MagickMuffin]

4. Oops, make that March 4 not the 5th.

I got confused so made sure in was the 4th and not the 5th.

:hi:dg

[WolverineDG]

6. Hey!

stop giving out our "sekret plan" for the general election, will ya? :rofl:

:hi: Magickmuffin!

dg

[tanyev]

2. I've hardly seen any bumper stickers in Collin County yet.

Two for Ron Paul and one for Mitt. Of course, I still see at least one W04 every day.

[sonias]

3. Let them write in bush on their ballots

That would be a hoot.

:rofl:

Sonia

[CoolOnion]

7. Hmmm...that's an idea...

...spread the word that they should "send a message" by writing in Bush. That would siphon off the 20% who still like him.

[sonias]

5. Central Texas voters tuned in to presidential race

AAS article 2/2/08
Central Texas voters tuned in to presidential race, and they like a lot of what they see
Real choices, fresh candidates drive excitment about primaries, some voters say
By W. Gardner Selby , Corrie MacLaggan

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Saturday, February 02, 2008

The Texas presidential primaries are more than a month away, but Austin-area voters already appear tuned in and excited by the candidates — some for the first time in ages.

Voters interviewed about their inclinations as the March 4 primaries approach viewed this presidential election as special. It's a wide-open race, the first time since 1952 that a sitting president or vice president isn't a serious contender for the Republican or Democratic nomination. It's the first time a woman or a black man has had a clear shot at the Democratic nomination. And if mixed results persist through balloting in 22 states on Tuesday, Texas voters could play a rare decisive role in choosing the nominees.

"This is the first election I can remember since Kennedy ran against Nixon where there is real excitement, where you feel there are real choices," said Virginia Rogers, 65, an Austin businesswoman who said she last voted for a major-party nominee when she supported Jimmy Carter.

Austinite Morris Woods, 65, a business consultant, initially supported former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, who dropped out of the race last month. Now he plans to vote for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. "It was hard to choose," Woods said. "There are a lot of good candidates on our side of the ticket, and I think the Democrats feel the same way. It's a feast-or-famine situation, and both sides have a feast."

Feast on republicans McCain, Romney, Huckabee and Paul? Sounds like a whole lot of food poisoning to me. :puke:

Sonia