Posted on 07/22/2007 10:00:33 AM PDT by Josh Painter
After a two week political freefall, Sen. John McCain received welcome news late this week when a new CNN poll showed he still maintained strong Republican support in South Carolina, a crucial Southern state with an early primary.
The senator from Arizona was standing firm despite an implosion that has temporarily crippled his presidential campaign.
But if the one-time frontrunner hopes to re-energize his presidential bid, he is going to have to convince the likes of Cyndi Mosteller that he is the only candidate who can keep the White House in Republican hands.
Mosteller, a former chairwoman of the Charleston County Republican Party, is a true grassroots activist who is willing to speak her mind and defend her candidate from attacks and criticism by opponents.
She was a vocal advocate for McCain in South Carolina during the 2000 presidential contest when supporters of then-Texas Gov. George Bush effectively derailed his bid to win the South Carolina primary.
This time, with McCain now appearing at his weakest, McCain won’t have Mosteller to defend him. She is waiting for former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee to formally enter the race...
Mosteller said her decision to back one of McCain’s potential rivals came down to his support for immigration reform.
“I see it as a national security issue,” she said. And Mosteller predicted that other McCain backers who oppose his stand on immigration also will turn away from McCain to support Thompson.
Two weeks ago, Mosteller said she co-hosted a meeting at a downtown Charleston hotel for more than 30 Republicans interested in backing Thompson.
The group consisted of people already backing McCain and several of the social conservative candidates in the race such as Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and California Rep. Duncan Hunter...
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Since Fred isn't an announced candidate...his "support" has to be zeroed out. It is not legitimate to say he has ANY until he actually gets in the same ring, and takes his clearly impending lumps.
The Richard Viguerie dissection of his history is terminal for Fred's candidacy. Every single one of these South Carolina people need to get behind the only legitimate conservative running. And we all know who that is. The only one who consistently has sought to defend our borders, our troops, and our industry.
If someday, Fred runs, he might make on okay vice-President.
Since Fred isn't an announced candidate...his "support" has to be zeroed out. It is not legitimate to say he has ANY until he actually gets in the same ring, and takes his clearly impending lumps.
The Richard Viguerie dissection of his history is terminal for Fred's candidacy. Every single one of these South Carolina people need to get behind the only legitimate conservative running. And we all know who that is. The only one who consistently has sought to defend our borders, our troops, and our industry.
If someday, Fred runs, he might make on okay vice-President.
“The Richard Viguerie dissection of his history is terminal for Fred’s candidacy.”
Come on now, NO ONE ELECTABLE is conservative enough for Viguerie. At least that’s my take on it.
“Every single one of these South Carolina people need to get behind the only legitimate conservative running. And we all know who that is. The only one who consistently has sought to defend our borders, our troops, and our industry.”
Yes but Duncan Hunter, while a legitimate conservative, has only slightly more of a chance than I do, and I have not nearly the money nor the name recognition.
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