Posted on 07/04/2012 6:39:43 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
Another N.C. Dem. Refuses to Endorse Obama
Another North Carolina Democrat is refusing to support President Obama's reelection effort. This time it's Rep. Larry Kissell.
"[H]e doesn’t plan to endorse Obama for re-election and isn’t sure he’ll attend his party’s national convention in Charlotte," McClatchy reports. "Kissell represents the 8th District, which runs from Mecklenburg County to Robeson County. Last year’s redistricting added heavily Republican areas of Rowan, Davidson and Randolph counties while removing thousands of Democratic voters in Charlotte and Fayetteville."
Yet Another N.C. Dem. Won't Endorse Obama, Will Skip Convention
Earlier today, news broke that North Carolina congressman Larry Kissell is refusing to endorse President Obama and might not attend the Democratic convention later this year in Charlotte, N.C. And now, there's word that Rep. Hayden Rogers won't be endorsing Obama or even attending the convention.
Another Dem to skip convention
Add Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar to the growing list of Democrats who are skipping the Democratic National Convention this summer.
The moderate Democrat backs President Barack Obama’s reelection but told POLITICO on Tuesday he won’t be attending the convention in Charlotte, N.C., in September.
“I went to the Texas state Democratic convention [in June],” Cuellar, a four-term congressman, said by phone from Laredo, Texas. “As I get close to my election, I want to spend more time in my district and focus on my reelection. Right now, I have no plans to attend.”
Dem Convention Chairman On Dems Skipping: "A Lot About Nothing"
Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles and chairman of the Democratic convention, talks to NBC News' Andrea Mitchell about some Democrats who have chosen not to attend this cycle's convention being held in Charlotte, NC.
"What does it say when leading Democrats do not want to be seen at the convention renominating their party leader, President Obama?" Andrea Mitchell asked Villaraigosa.
..now is the time to put more pressure exposing the fence sitting,hedge hiding,”hope they don’t notice me”..RATS!
They`ve been instructed to play possum.
Pretend you`re upset with Obama, disagree, get re-elected, then go back the original form of Statist extremism
Sucka` born every minute
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