Posted on 12/29/2010 7:01:41 AM PST by MaxCUA
And everyone wants to bend Sen. Jim DeMint’s (R-S.C.) ear, knowing that his support may not only be critical in South Carolina but also across the nation of tea-party activists who see DeMint as one of their leaders.
DeMint easily won reelection this fall against obscure Democrat Alvin Greene — but that didn't stop Thune from pouring in $8,000, Palin from giving $7,500, Romney from donating $5,000, Pawlenty from dishing out $3,000 and Santorum from writing him a $1,000 check.
In an interview, DeMint made clear that he’s getting a lot of interest already.
“No one has specifically asked for my endorsement, but a lot of them are staying in touch,” DeMint said. “And I’m very interested in it, and I have a lot of good friends who might run. ... Just conversations, e-mails, number of folks who are interested in the issues, not just running for president. During this tax deal debate, earmark debate, I had a lot of support coming from Romney and others.”
DeMint backed Romney in the 2008 presidential primary – but said he’s got “an open mind” about 2012. “He’s obviously near the top of my list, he’s a good quality candidate, and we’ve got others who are looking at it,” said DeMint, who also is getting encouragement from some conservative activists to run for president.
Palin, for one, has never talked to DeMint before, even though they hail from the same part of the ideological spectrum and are considered heroes of the tea party movement.
“We’ve never spoken, but she left me a nice message, and I believe she’s done more for the Republican Party than anyone since Ronald Reagan,” he said.
Sheesh.
Palin/Demint 2012
Is it still ok to dream?
true
Your supposedly “original” article curiously begins at the 18th paragraph of this article:
http://dyn.politico.com/members/forums/thread.cfm?catid=1&subcatid=1&threadid=4900316
Word for word.
Isn’t that odd?
What a coincidence.
That would be a dream. I’m surprised they’ve never spoken directly.
Pissant is deeply saddened.......
Fyi ping.
FWIW
WHAT?!?!
OMG, I must reassess my opinion of Sen. DeMint in light of this.
What was he thinking?
I don't get it.
Isn't DeMint supposed to be a conservative?
Mind blowing...
Jim, you’re doing a good job too. But please solve the Grahamnesty problem in SC.
I must have missed the post where Jim appointed you moderator.
What’s the rule that requires excerpts to begin with the first sentence of an article?
Oh, right, there isn’t one.
IIRC, It has been standard practice on FR for years that excerpts can be pulled from any part of an article.
- JP
I guess you also missed where the poster failed to attribute the "borrowed" material.
Aren’t there some meds you could take for your condition?
Just tryin’ to help.
Okay, I’m kinda beginning to understand where you’re coming from now.
Sorry about the meds thing, although I do believe in modern medicine.
~snip~
“We’ve never spoken, but she left me a nice message, and I believe she’s done more for the Republican Party than anyone since Ronald Reagan,” he [DeMint]said.
Thnaks for the ping!
Dunno...DeMint is Blue-Chip Conservative...is he right about Romney and everyone on FR wrong? Plus, Palin has never even spoken to him? What’s up with that?...magritte
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