Posted on 01/25/2008 11:03:35 AM PST by MplsSteve
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez will endorse John McCain on Friday, The Associated Press has learned, a move likely to give the Republican presidential candidate a crucial boost with the state's Cuban-Americans just days before the primary.
The decision is a blow to Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor in a close fight with McCain for support of voters in the Cuban-American community _ and to keep his candidacy alive.
Two Republican officials disclosed the upcoming endorsement on the condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting the announcement.
As recently as Thursday night, Martinez indicated he would remain neutral in the race, though noted that he was close friends with McCain.
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Birds of a (shamnesty) feather flock together.
Opinions or comments - anyone?
That should lose him some votes. If only McCain could shut up about Global Warming....UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only to agree with you :o)
My, what a shocker....not....
McCain aide touts ‘Mexico first’ policy (just appointd McCAin policy advisor)
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp? ARTICLE_ID=59890
In an appearance on ABC’s Nightline in 2001, Hernandez said, referring to Mexican immigrants in the U.S., “I want the third generation, the seventh generation, I want them all to think ‘Mexico first.’”
Hernandez told the Associated Press the same year, “I never knew the border as a limitation. I’d be delighted if all of us could come and go between these two marvelous countries.”
Last August, Hernandez published a book entitled “The New American Pioneers: Why Are We Afraid of Mexican Immigrants?” in which he argued Mexican immigrants, both legal and illegal, were at the forefront of establishing a new North American market combining the U.S. with Mexico.
How bad will The Hildabeast beat this fool should he get the nomination. I can’t vote for him - no way.
Helen Keller could have seen that one coming
Mel Amestinez
Mel Amnestinez
That's all the federal Cubano Republicans in Florida.
The amnesty lobby is busy pushing McCain.
Well, if that doesn’t sink him, nothing will!
Good, seems to indicate the Cuban vote is going to be overwhelmingly in McCain’s favor.
I can’t believe this will matter one twit to us in Florida. My question is who can we get to knock Mel off in the primary next time. ...this is kind of like a NY times endorsement.
THE KISS OF DEATH
I would expect no less.
The last I checked, most Cuban Americans were anti Castro. Do these guys think that McCain would play hardball with Cuba? Or have Cuban Americans come to think of themselves as generic Latinos now?
Immigration pals.
What a surprise ;)
Martinez has endorsed McCain.
Gilchrist and Tancredo have endorsed Romney.
Now, I know that some of border hawks here at FR are big time know it alls, and they continually assert that there is no difference between McCain, Romney, Huckabee and Hillary on this issue.
But I think the time has come for all of us to show a little humility and see where some of the good border people are lining up in this race on that issue.
Just a thought.
One more thought on Romney’s “growth” in the conservative direction that preceded this campaign and has continued during the campaign. At some point, whether he really believes or not, he is going to be pushed into a corner where he is going to have to behave like a conservative or the folks that rallied to his support will bring him down, and hard. Sort of like when GWB try to slip Harriet by us. The blowback from his supporters was so severe that he had to relent, though he surely didn’t want to. He wanted his crony but we wanted Alito, and we won. This is what will happen when/if Romney wins. He told us he’s a conservative and we are going to make him behave like one.
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