Posts filed under 'Announcements'
The network of McCain supporter sites is going through a growth spurt, right, left, and center. On July 1st, the anniversary of John McCain’s promotion to Commander of Attack Squadron 174 in 1976, the founders of John McCain 2008 Social Network and McCain Now are launching LetsGetThisRight.com. They have worked tirelessly to launch a site that focuses on supporting Senator McCain and local Republicans across the country. They are looking to raise money for a series of candidates in important races.
On the other side of the spectrum, let me welcome Clinton supporters who now support Senator McCain to the club. The establishment and networking of Clinton supporters not willing to support Senator Obama, has been impressive to say the least. Over 125 sites and blogs have emerged within a few weeks. A list of all (or most) is available at Just Say No Deal. Here are a few that have already established a significant following. Clintons 4 McCain, Savage Politics, Puma Party (which includes the Puma Party forum), Done Dems, Hillary Clinton Forum, and Dems 4 McCain. Certainly, not all who have decided not to vote Obama have committed to voting McCain. However, there is mounting evidence that many Clinton supporters will vote McCain.
Some Hillary supporters have even decided to donate to Senator McCain’s campaign on July 4th. As a show of support, many long time McCain supporters have also agreed to contribute on that day. The request is that Hillary supporters make donations in amounts like $5.44, $25.44, or $125.44 and others donate in whole dollar amounts so Clinton supporters can be differentiated and counted.
Other new Pro-McCain sites include…
Battleground States ‘08 is a contributor based blog giving a state to state perspective on the presidential race.
Local Republicans similarly is a contributor based blog focused on down ticket candidates and state and local Republican candidates.
Grand Old Partisan is an excellent site for those interested in history. It remembers that the GOP is the party of Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
also…
Jews for McCain
Conservative Mom in a Liberal World
Its All Dicta
McCain Brigade
McCain Independent
McCain Supporters
Local Republicans
Obama Independent or McCain Independent?
Red Arizona
Right Score
Stop Obama Vote McCain
Democrats and Independents for McCain Social Network
Tags: candidate, Clinton, Democrats, hillary, Hillary Clinton, independent, independents, John McCain, liberal, mccain, politics, president, republican, republicans
June 29th, 2008
You all know the drill by now.
Barack Obama uses his famed judgment to associate himself with someone he probably shouldn’t.
Obama’s own words come back to haunt him
Obama’s first response is to dismiss the problem.
Obama supporters come out of the woodwork to support both The Senator and the man responsible for the latest scandal.
Obama throws the problem under the bus, expects everyone to forget it and vote for him based on his judgment.
Rinse. Repeat.
I’m just sad that we didn’t get the standard “[X] is not the man I thought he was.” response.
Tags: Barack Obama, Jim Johnson, judgment, mortgage crisis
June 11th, 2008
The New York Times (yeah, I know) has a piece today on John McCain’s Memorial Day Weekend visits. Apparently Governor Mitt Romney, Governor Bobby Jindal and Governor Charlie Crist are all expected to visit Senator McCain in Arizona this weekend.
Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, on Friday is scheduled to meet with two Republican governors who have been prominently mentioned as potential running mates, according to Republicans familiar with Mr. McCain’s plan.
Charlie Crist, the governor of Florida, and Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, have both accepted invitations to meet with Mr. McCain at his home in Arizona, according to Republicans familiar with the decision. One Republican said that Mitt Romney, a former rival of Mr. McCain for the presidential nomination — is also expected to visit him this weekend. Mr. Romney’s advisers declined to comment.
This may be the first Times article on McCain that has some basis in reality. Realistically, Senator McCain is probably winding down his Vice-Presidential search, even if he has no plans to publically announce his choice in the near future. Romney, Crist and Jindal, along with Tim Pawlenty are all very legitimate choices for the spot on the ticket, and there’s really no other reason for them to all be visiting McCain this weekend.
Ultimately, I think they all have something to offer the ticket, but they all have at least some minor weakness. I think Jindal may be the best bet in this bunch, but I’d like to hear everyone else’s opinions as well
UPDATE:
Tom Ridge received an invitation as well
Tags: Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist, John McCain, Mitt Romney, nomination, nominee, republicans, Vice President
May 21st, 2008
Yep, Obama wins that coveted endorsement.
“We don’t mind–actually we like Mr. Obama. We hope he will (win) the election and I do believe he is like John Kennedy, great man with great principle, and he has a vision to change America to make it in a position to lead the world community but not with domination and arrogance,” Yousef said in response to a question about the group’s willingness to meet with either of the Democratic presidential candidates.
On the surface, it doesn’t make a ton of sense, considering Senator Obama’s public stance on Hamas (which is, of course, different from his church’s stance).
Perhaps Yousef thinks it’s odd that Obama will talk to some mad men and not others and assumes a President Obama will eventually follow President Carter’s footsteps.
Tags: endorsements, foreign policy, Hamas, Obama, terrorism
April 16th, 2008
Hello - I’m a New Hampshirite who was won over by Senator McCain last summer primarily due to his position on the Iraq War. I continue to be impressed by his depth of knowledge on foreign policy as well as a variety of other issues. I started covering the primaries on my site BroadSideoftheBarn.com, then started the blog NH4McCain, and became a contributor for Blogs4McCain. I’m happy to now be contributing to Blogs for John McCain’s Victory. I am one of those dreaded Independents, but am convinced that the Republicans by far have the strongest candidate this year.
Tags: blog contributor, hello, independent, iraq war, islamic extremism, new hampshire, nh, republican, War on Terror
February 27th, 2008
Greetings! Thank you for visiting Blogs for John McCain’s Victory. I am the original developer of Blogs4McCain.com, a site dedicated to the election of Senator John McCain to the U.S. Presidency.
In the coming days and weeks, several contributors from around the country will join me here in blogging for Senator McCain. These bloggers (best described as “McCainiacs”) are similarly devoted to electing McCain — and many of them have been there since the beginning. I myself became involved in February 2007, when I met Senator McCain in Seattle.
Still, other contributors will be recent converts. A broad coalition of conservative and Republican bloggers are coming together to support this cause. From Rudy Bloggers to Fred Heads to Friends of Mitt, these bloggers are committed to electing John McCain and defeating an inexperienced Barack Obama, and a divisive Hillary Clinton.
Stay tuned, and bookmark this page — and keep it here for all the latest news, views, and commentary on the race for the White House!
February 20th, 2008
