I'm kind of fond of them myself.
Posted on 06/19/2006 3:12:41 AM PDT by Dane
PROVO — Laura Bush is campaigning for Utah Congressman Chris Cannon. With both Cannon and challenger John Jacob poised to release television ads, the first lady recorded a phone message last week asking Republicans in Utah's 3rd District to vote for Cannon in the party's June 27 primary. "We need Chris in Congress so he can continue securing our borders, protecting our families and helping make the president's tax relief permanent," Bush said in the message, which hasn't been released yet
Word of the White House endorsement leaked to the Jacob camp over the weekend through a Republican Party channel. "The president apparently is going to come out to support Chris," Jacob said Sunday during a debate on KUTV. The first lady could be a powerful ally among Republicans in Utah, where President Bush's approval ratings are higher than nearly anywhere else in the nation. He had a 65 percent approval rating last month among voters registered in the 3rd District, according to a poll done by Dan Jones & Associates
"My guess is she's over 70 percent," Jones said Sunday. "That will help Cannon.How much, we really don't know. Sometimes you can really translate popularity and sometimes you can't." A White House endorsement is rare in aprimary, Jones said. "It's unusual for the White House or influential members of Congress to get involved in the primary election of a state Congressional district." Jacob campaign consultant Hayden Hill called the move a sign the race is tightening. "Obviously (Cannon) knows he's vulnerable, and he's bringing out the big guns," Hill said. The first lady's message is a part of a Cannon campaign strategy to record dozens of local leaders and use the recordings in phone calls to likely voters. Bush's message will go to a broader range of potential voters. The first lady's message is short, and campaign manager Nathan Rathbun said the Cannon campaign has not decided when to start dialing up phone numbers with it.
And replace him with a similarly pro-life candidate.
However, it is interesting that you suddenly seem to think that being pro-life is a plus for a congressman as you constantly trash Rep. Tom Tancredo even though he's about has pro-life as it gets in Congress.
For reference, here's his ratings from various conservative and liberal organizations. I've bolded the appropriate pro-life ratings for your benefit.
Rep. Tom Tancredo's ratings from various conservative organizations:
100% "Best and Brightest" Rating from American Conservative Union (one of only 38 other Congressmen)
100% Rating from National Right to Life Committee
100% Rating from Conservative Index (Spring '05 - 75% lifetime, tied for second highest rating)
100% Rating from Concerned Women for America
100% Rating from Christian Coalition
100% Rating from Campaign for Working Families
100% Rating from FreedomWorks
98% Rating from National Tax Limitation Committee (average since 1999)
95% "Taxpayer Hero" Rating from Citizens Against Government Waste
95% Rating from Americans for Tax Reform
95% Rating from Christian Action Network
93% Rating from Eagle Forum (tied for second highest rating)Rep. Tom Tancredo's ratings from various leftist organizations:
0% Rating from National Education Association
0% Rating from National Organization for Women
0% Rating from Brady Campaign
0% Rating from People for the American Way
0% Rating from Planned Parenthood
0% Rating from Pro-Choice America
"It's played well for him for ten years. "
Whistling past graveyard ... Cannon only beat the previous neophyte challenger by 14 points in the primary, and Republicans are traditionally very loyal. He's not done well, this has nearly killed his political career. This is quite unusual and it would be a huge earthquake for Cannon to lose.
hence the, excuse the pun, big guns for Cannon.
Even if he does win, it'll be a phyrric victory.
The anti-amnesty conservatives have spoken loud and clear. Cannon will either support tough border enforcement or risk facing a recall.
I think you mean a "pyrrhic victory". However, there is a phyrric.com. It's a common misspelling.
The anti-amnesty conservatives have spoken loud and clear. Cannon will either support tough border enforcement or risk facing a recall.
Well, probably not a recall, as it's only a 2-year term, but I can see him being the victim of a credible candidate next time around, as opposed to somebody who can't bother to be clear on positions.
"Look, kick Cannon if you want, but I suspect neither you nor I will ever know as much about immigration as - (I seem to recall he was) - the former chair of the Immigration Committee."
I "know" more about the Senate bill than some Senators, because I read the bill and many pro-amnesty Senators were saying things that bespoke ignorance (or deceit) about what was in the bill. Stuff that just wasnt so. But ...
It's not about knowledge, it's about the willingness to pursue certain policies to defend our immigration law. It's about whether we want an open borders system or controlled immigration. We know we can have a successful immigration policy that keeps illegals out, lets legal immigration.
This is no more complicated than what kind of zoning laws you want for your town. You dont need to be an expert architect to know if basic zoning laws are being ignored, and you dont need to be a master builder to decide whether you want them enforced.
Cannon cast his lot with Howard Berman and Ted Kennedy to create an open borders and legalize-the-illegals policy.
It's wrong. You think he knows a lot about immigration? Kennedy is being every bad thing that ever happened to immigration policy, yet he saddles up to Kennedy. Whatever he knows, its not enough to keep him from being very wrong on the issue.
"Gilchrist was supposed to win in CA also..."
Who the hell said Gilchrist was going to win.
I find it hard to believe anyone can argue a third party candidate getting 25.1% of the vote in a bad sign considering most don't even get 1%.
"Cannon will win easily."
HAHAHAHA!
You'll look pretty bad if he loses. Cannon only got a low (for an incumbent) 58% in 2004. Now he faces somebody much better funded (it won't be another $600,000 to $80,000 2004 affair) and the interest in much low due to a lack of a big race to draw voters (like the 2004 republican primary for governor.) The more conservative and dedicated will vote, and they'll most likely go more for Jacob than moderates and liberal republicans.
Cannon will win, but easily? It's hard to believe how ignorant that sounds.
"Prove that Jacob is better."
You have to go by what he says. Cannon's horrible immigration record in enough to know Jacob can't be worse.
Of course Bush and his wife are going to support open borders, free trade, screw American workers Cannon. The three of them are all alike and are NOT Americans -- they are globalists. Big difference.
Good, I'm really happy Bush supports Cannon and has made it public. That will be the kiss of death for Cannon's re-election chances.
Who is talking about the Minutemen? Tancredo, Bay Buchanan and Team America PAC all endorsed Brian Bilbray. He already joined Tancredo's immigration caucus and will not vote for the Bush-supported senate immigration plan. Oh well for that.
"Cannon will win 60% of the vote."
He didn't in 2004.
"And the guy who's challenging him has some alien hiring issues himself."
Spreading that lame lie again? Already tried and failed miserably in this thread in posts numbered nine and fourteen. And how can it have "played well for him" for ten years when this is the first time immigration has been big since 1986? It's crazy to suggest his support for amnesty has won him anything.
"I'm sure kate michaelman of NARAL agrees with you about Cannon."
Has she replaced Cher as your red herring?
That is a lie and it has been proven a lie in the Colorado newspapers and debunked repeatedly on Free Republic in threads that you've participated in. You know it is a lie yet you are repeating it. It was a lie spread by Rep. Tancredo's leftist Democrat opponents in an effort to defeat the conservative Republican. You are abusing this conservative forum when you spread lies invented by leftist Democrats to attack a solid conservative Republican.
These are the ratings that Rep. Tom Tancredo has earned from various conservative organizations. His conservative voting record is nearly unparalleled in Congress.
Rep. Tom Tancredo's ratings from various conservative organizations:
100% "Best and Brightest" Rating from American Conservative Union (one of only 38 other Congressmen)
100% Rating from National Right to Life Committee
100% Rating from Conservative Index (Spring '05 - 75% lifetime, tied for second highest rating)
100% Rating from Concerned Women for America
100% Rating from Christian Coalition
100% Rating from Campaign for Working Families
100% Rating from FreedomWorks
98% Rating from National Tax Limitation Committee (average since 1999)
95% "Taxpayer Hero" Rating from Citizens Against Government Waste
95% Rating from Americans for Tax Reform
95% Rating from Christian Action Network
93% Rating from Eagle Forum (tied for second highest rating)Rep. Tom Tancredo's ratings from various leftist organizations:
0% Rating from National Education Association
0% Rating from National Organization for Women
0% Rating from Brady Campaign
0% Rating from People for the American Way
0% Rating from Planned Parenthood
0% Rating from Pro-Choice America
I'm kind of fond of them myself.
By liberal, I mean super low ratings across all of the conservative ratings liberal. I mean Kolbe is the only openly gay Republican in Congress and his pro-gay agenda votes reflect it. Kolbe had voted for EVERY amnesty to hit the floor of Congress and against EVERY abortion regulation or ban to INCLUDE PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION. He had HIGH ratings from the liberal groups, especially pro-abortion, pro-gay, pro-amnesty, pro-UN groups who normally support Democrats but will make exceptions for the most egregiously liberal RINOs.
Kolbe was being challenged by a member of the Arizona House of Representatives - the Majority Whip, actually. Randy Graf is a party platform following, Reagan Republican who is conservative across the board. He enjoyed the support of the conservative Republicans in his district and was doing extremely well against the well entrenched incumbent who was fat with special interest group campaign donations and was outspending the challenger 10 to 1. Jim Kolbe had just spent 3 times the entire Graf campaign donation amount just to put a punch of slick TV and radio ads full of outright lies and outrageous smears against Randy Graf.
Then, at the last minute, President Bush did the phone call endorsement thing just like he did with Cannon. Why? Because he wanted the pro-amnesty, open borders RINO to win instead of the real Republican in the race. President Bush is supposed to be pro-life, somewhat conservative, etc. but when it comes to amnesty and rewards for illegal aliens, he hasn't found a liberal he wouldn't betray his fellow Republicans to support and ally. Note that it was the Democrats in the Senate and a handful of RINOs in the Senate who voted for Bush's amnesty scam.
Doesn't matter. Irey could use Bush and the RNC support now to rally PA conservatives & defeat the treasonous, vile Murtha. I'll wait and see, but I'm not holding my breath. It's looking more and more that the establishment will give her the Katherine Harris treatment in order to save RINO scumbags like Chafee.
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