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October 18, 2007
Time for an '08 update
Political Wire points us to an AP story on the Politico that has U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) throwing in the towel:
Besides money, Brownback's support for a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants hurt him in Iowa, an early-voting state that has struggled to provide education, medical care and other services as the number of immigrants has more than doubled since 1990.
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) just marked a point in his scorecard -- not that it matters.
UPDATE: I somehow don't think these people helped Brownback's cause. Then again, Tancredo has his own fans. (At least one of these websites is surely a hoax; but for now, my money says the first one is real. Take a gander about and decide for yourself.)
Meanwhile, Political Insider speculates that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee could surprise many with strong showings in Iowa and South Carolina.
Speaking of the Palmetto State: could Bob Jones III's endorsement of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney actually work in favor of someone like Huckabee? Self-described evangelical Adrienne Royer is not pleased at all with this development. (HT: ACK)
Even within evangelical circles, [Bob Jones University] is divisive. There are many more prominent Evangelical leaders who better represent conservative Christians. Why Bob Jones?This also doesn’t help keep the right cohesive. Why would Bob III endorse a candidate who miraculously became a right-wing conservative in time for the 2008 election? Why not support someone with a long-standing conservative background? Huckabee is a Baptist preacher, and they went with Romney?
And I haven't said anything regarding Stephen Colbert's announcement that he will run as both a Democrat and a Republican, but only in South Carolina; yet I do want some of that search engine love, so there you go. More to come on that story as it develops.
Presidential Elections | By joe lance | 12:13 PM