Posted on 05/19/2004 6:21:45 PM PDT by CedarDave
SPARTANBURG, SC (Talon News) -- A conservative political action committee leader said in a message to supporters on Tuesday that "keeping the Senate in GOP hands is now the number one priority of this election year," because President George W. Bush's reelection is "no longer a certainty."
William J. Murray, Chairman of the socially conservative PAC Government Is Not God (GING), said Bush's poll numbers are strikingly similar to two other former presidents who failed in their reelection bids.
"As of this month [Bush] has the same approval ratings as Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush did just before they each failed to be reelected," Murray declared in the e-mail. "And most polls show the President still in a downward spiral."
As a result, Murray believes conservative activists will be "shifting their focus to a must win in the Senate."
"Should George W. Bush lose in November, keeping the Senate to block any major shifts in social policy by a Kerry White House is imperative," Murray explained.
The reasoning behind Murray's Senate strategy lies primarily with judicial nominations, which he describes as "a big issue."
"While Bill Clinton had eight years to stack the courts with liberal judges, George W. Bush has had only four years to undo the damage," Murray revealed. "Four years of John Kerry appointing trial lawyers to the bench will destroy the legal system for twenty years to come."
Should Kerry defeat Bush in November, Murray said there needs to be a Republican Senate "to block nominations in the same way that the Democrats have blocked those of President George W. Bush."
Lamenting the already "socially liberal" U.S. Supreme Court, Murray is worried that Kerry would be allowed to appoint up to "three more pro-abortion Justices."
Explaining the magnitude of keeping control of the Senate in the hands of Republicans, Murray said the alternative is frightening.
"While Republicans can block left-wing nut judges with less than a majority, if the Democrats take even 50 seats along with a Democrat Vice President, they will control all committee chairmanships and control the entire legislative agenda," Murray warned.
Not giving up completely on Bush's reelection effort, Murray said, "We must keep the Senate at all costs while continuing to work for George W. Bush."
Looking at specific Senate races, GING-PAC believes Georgia, Colorado, South Dakota, South Carolina, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Washington will all likely go to the Republicans in November.
In Georgia, where conservative Democratic Sen. Zell Miller is retiring, GING-PAC is endorsing and financially supporting Rep. Michael "Mac" Collins over former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain.
In Colorado, GING-PAC is backing Rep. Bob Schaffer over heavy favorite, beer manufacturer Pete Coors.
"Under Pete Coors' leadership the Coors Brewing Company stopped funding social conservative organizations in Washington, DC and hired Vice President Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter as their liaison to the 'gay community,'" Murray unveiled. "That does not exactly make him dear to the hearts of social conservatives in Colorado."
Meanwhile, in South Dakota, home state of Senate Minority Leader and Republican antagonizer Sen. Tom Daschle, GING-PAC sees this election cycle as "our big chance to get rid" of him.
"Polls continue to show [Republican candidate John] Thune statistically even with Democrat Senate Leader Tom Daschle," Murray noted. "These numbers are staggering considering the length of time Daschle has been a Senator, and that he has already spent millions of dollars in advertising."
Looking at Daschle's seat as a "target," GING-PAC is hoping to upset the Democratic leadership in the Senate with an upset.
"If we knock out Daschle, the Democrat leadership in the Senate will be in crisis mode next year," Murray proclaimed.
GING-PAC reminded its supporters in the e-mail that they are allowed to "spend unlimited funds on uncoordinated campaign activities for" Thune.
Other official endorsements for the U.S. Senate by the GING-PAC include Sam Brownback in Kansas, Tom Coburn in Oklahoma, Jim DeMint in South Carolina, and George Nethercutt in Washington.
In a final push for Bush at the end of the e-mail, Murray states GING-PAC "has endorsed and will continue to work for the reelection of President George W. Bush regardless of poll numbers" because of his outstanding leadership in the war on terrorism.
"We are at war with a vicious enemy and the alternative to George W. Bush is a man who would depend upon the despots who run the United Nations to protect our country," Murray said. "Four years of John Kerry as president would set back the war on terror by 20 years and move the nation even faster toward a complete social meltdown."
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President Bush could turn everything around just by saying that his is going to protect our borders and punish those that hire illegals.
Sadly Wishful thinking. I predict the senate will be closely split if Kerry wins and Republicans hold on to the Senate. Specter will be there at the head of the Judicial comitee to ruber-stamp anyone Kerry sends him.
Sure is nice to be optimistic isnt it. Stop funding Bush because he isnt a shoo-in , Hell if he was a shoo-in he wouldnt need funding. No wonder Republicans have such a hard time in politics they give up or give in at first sign of a problem.
Murray's a flake. Bush is leading in most of the polls, yet he still thinks Bush is going to lose.
I think there may be a subliminal message in this strategy.
Since Kerry is not picking up support even though the President is taking lots of "hits", I don't think they view Kerry as a target anymore.
So they are shifting their $$$ to the Senatorial races.
It just doesn't make alot of sense to "give up" on a Presidential race this far out from the election, so there must be another reason behind the strategy.
Just MHO.
The guy is deluding himself. If President Bush is not re-elected it's over; the Senate and House Republican leadership is spineless.
Especially with that RAT Specter taking up the GOP judicial comitee chairmanship
Don't forget, the Republicans can do to the Dems exactly what the Dems have done to the Republicans, as far as judicial nominations.
Sixty votes is the new magic number!
My "ideal" world would be a Buch re-election and new leadership in the House and Senate, down through the committees. It's time the Republicans stopped acting like the minority party and took charge.
One of Washington's powerhouse PACs.
Never heard of it.
Ranks right up there with Amalgamated Grain Elevator Operators Union.
Real catchy name, too.
Doing these things would energize the Conservative base - it would be like what happened in 1980 and 1984.
Get that out of a President Ketchup boy.
Whoops!
btt with no comment
AMEN!!!!!!!!!! PRESIDENT BUSH ARE YOU LISTENING?????
bump!!
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