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10-13-2008, 02:27 PM
Republicans Jump Ship (http://www.jedreport.com/shipjumpers/)
The Official List Of Republicans And Conservatives Jumping Ship,
Pointing Fingers, Or Otherwise Abandoning The McCain Campaign
28 entries and growing • by Jed Lewison and Barath Raghavan
Michelle Malkin (http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/13/sigh-mccain-and-his-friends-atacorn/) (Mon Oct 13):
Michelle Malkin expresses her disappointment in McCain after learning that "John McCain had no problem calling ACORN members his friends during his ill-fated illegal alien shamnesty crusade." She concludes, "We're Screwed '08."
Ed Rollins (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/11/rollins.endgame/index.html?eref=rss_topstories) (Mon Oct 13):
Rollins, who managed Reagan's 1984 campaign: "And while chaos and disarray reigned supreme in Sen. Barack Obama's opponents' campaigns, the steady, disciplined and strategically driven Obama campaign marches forward toward likely victory."
Bill Kristol (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/opinion/13kristol.html?ref=opinion) (Mon Oct 13):
Kristol: "It's time for John McCain to fire his campaign. He has nothing to lose. His campaign is totally overmatched by Obama's."
Lee Terry (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republican-leaders-break-ranks--with-mccain-959301.html) (Mon Oct 13):
In Nebraska, a Republican representative, Lee Terry, ran a newspaper ad featuring support from a woman who called herself an "Obama-Terry voter."
Linda Smith (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-wave12-2008oct12,0,5375073.story?page=2) (Sun Oct 12):
Linda Smith, Republican chairwoman in Clark County, Ohio. "I have to blame the McCain camp for not pushing it hard enough," added Smith, whose rural county lies between Dayton and Columbus. "It's so ingrained in people's minds that Republicans are good on national security, but Democrats are good on the economy, and it's very hard to counter that."
Tom Ellis (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-wave12-2008oct12,0,5375073.story) (Sun Oct 12):
Tom Ellis, GOP chairman in Butler County, Ohio, a key Republican stronghold in 2004, said there had been "some slippage" for McCain in recent weeks. He said Republicans were finding it "hard to penetrate" the torrent of bad economic news and deliver an effective pitch to independents. And the Arizona senator's attacks on Obama's past links to former radical William Ayers, he said, "do not garner him any advantage" with swing voters. "There's a sense of frustration at this point," Ellis said. "What I hear is people are expecting more of the Republican ticket. They've got to speak directly to the economic issues. People want to hear specific solutions from Sen. McCain."
Roger Stone (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/722731.html) (Sun Oct 12):
Roger Stone, a longtime McCain supporter, said the state party and the national campaign bear almost equal blame. ''This effort lacks coordination and a cooperative spirit and it's showing,'' Stone said. "But it's more than mechanics. The campaign has no consistent message.''
George LeMieux (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/722731.html) (Sun Oct 12):
George LeMieux, Crist's former campaign manager and staff chief, said McCain erred in not choosing Crist as running mate. ''If Gov. Crist was the vice presidential nominee, John McCain would be winning Florida,'' he said.
Charlie Crist (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/722731.html) (Sun Oct 12):
"Saturday, he skipped a McCain football rally and instead went to Disney World."
Bill Kristol (http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/kristol-mccains-failed-campaig.html) (Sun Oct 12):
On FOX News Sunday, Kristol said the McCain campaign was "stupid...pathetic...flailing."
Mitt Romney (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html) (Sat Oct 11):
Mitt Romney said McCain, who has offered scattershot proposals on the economy, should present a broad vision of how he would lead the country through the economic crisis. "I'm talking about standing above the tactical alternatives that are being considered," Romney said, "and establish an economic vision that is able to convince the American people that he really knows how to strengthen the economy."
Robert A. Gleason Jr. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html) (Sat Oct 11):
Robert A. Gleason Jr., the Republican chairman in Pennsylvania, said he was concerned that Mr. McCain's increasingly aggressive tone was not working with moderate voters and women in the important southeastern part of a state that is at the top of Mr. McCain's must-win list.
Tommy Thompson (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html) (Sat Oct 11):
Former Republican Governor of Wisconsin, said it would be difficult for Mr. McCain to win in his state but not impossible, particularly if he campaigned in conservative Democratic parts of the state. Asked if he was happy with Mr. McCain's campaign, Mr. Thompson replied, "No," and he added, "I don't know who is."
Saul Anuzis (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html) (Sat Oct 11):
Saul Anuzis, the Republican chairman in Michigan, said "I think you're seeing a turning point, you're starting to feel real frustration because we are running out of time. Our message, the campaign's message, isn't connecting."
Norm Coleman (http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/does-mccain-have-cooties.html) (Fri Oct 10):
Coleman bails on McCain rally: "[Norm] Coleman told reporters that he would not be appearing at a planned rally with McCain this afternoon. Could it be McCain's sliding polling numbers in Minnesota? His attacks on Obama?"
Christopher Buckley (http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama/) (Fri Oct 10):
Christopher Buckley, son of National Review founder William F. Buckley, and columnist for the National Review himself, endorsed Barack Obama, saying "this campaign has changed John McCain. It has made him inauthentic."
Bob Eleveld (http://www.mlive.com/grpress/news/index.ssf/2008/10/former_governor_milliken_backs.html) (Fri Oct 10):
Bob Eleveld, former Kent County Republican chairman who led McCain's West Michigan campaign in 2000, said: "I'm not supporting either of them [McCain or Obama] at this point. I think the straight talk is gone."
William Milliken (http://www.mlive.com/grpress/news/index.ssf/2008/10/former_governor_milliken_backs.html) (Fri Oct 10):
Former Republican Governor of Michigan William Milliken, who endorsed McCain during the primaries, said: "He is not the McCain I endorsed; he keeps saying, 'Who is Barack Obama?' I would ask the question, 'Who is John McCain?' because his campaign has become rather disappointing to me. I'm disappointed in the tenor and the personal attacks on the part of the McCain campaign, when he ought to be talking about the issues."
Ed Rollins (http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/top-gop-strategist-its-over-ob.html) (Fri Oct 10):
Ed Rollins ran Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign in 1984, so he knows a thing or two about landslides -- and he's predicting one for Barack Obama. At this point, he says the only question left to answer is whether John McCain will take the Republican Party down with him.
Joshua Trevino (http://joshuatrevino.com/?p=681) (Fri Oct 10):
Joshua Trevino, co-founder of RedState.com, wrote on his blog: "In the end, I couldn't do it...I opened it fully intending to vote for John McCain...Do I believe in John McCain? Not as much as I used to. Do I believe in Sarah Palin? Despite my early enthusiasm for her, now not at all. Do I believe in the national Republican Party? Not in the slightest -- even though I see no meaningful alternative to it. So, my choice for President in 2008, scrawled in my ballot as an act of futile protest, is Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana."
The Official List Of Republicans And Conservatives Jumping Ship,
Pointing Fingers, Or Otherwise Abandoning The McCain Campaign
28 entries and growing • by Jed Lewison and Barath Raghavan
Michelle Malkin (http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/13/sigh-mccain-and-his-friends-atacorn/) (Mon Oct 13):
Michelle Malkin expresses her disappointment in McCain after learning that "John McCain had no problem calling ACORN members his friends during his ill-fated illegal alien shamnesty crusade." She concludes, "We're Screwed '08."
Ed Rollins (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/11/rollins.endgame/index.html?eref=rss_topstories) (Mon Oct 13):
Rollins, who managed Reagan's 1984 campaign: "And while chaos and disarray reigned supreme in Sen. Barack Obama's opponents' campaigns, the steady, disciplined and strategically driven Obama campaign marches forward toward likely victory."
Bill Kristol (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/opinion/13kristol.html?ref=opinion) (Mon Oct 13):
Kristol: "It's time for John McCain to fire his campaign. He has nothing to lose. His campaign is totally overmatched by Obama's."
Lee Terry (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republican-leaders-break-ranks--with-mccain-959301.html) (Mon Oct 13):
In Nebraska, a Republican representative, Lee Terry, ran a newspaper ad featuring support from a woman who called herself an "Obama-Terry voter."
Linda Smith (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-wave12-2008oct12,0,5375073.story?page=2) (Sun Oct 12):
Linda Smith, Republican chairwoman in Clark County, Ohio. "I have to blame the McCain camp for not pushing it hard enough," added Smith, whose rural county lies between Dayton and Columbus. "It's so ingrained in people's minds that Republicans are good on national security, but Democrats are good on the economy, and it's very hard to counter that."
Tom Ellis (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-wave12-2008oct12,0,5375073.story) (Sun Oct 12):
Tom Ellis, GOP chairman in Butler County, Ohio, a key Republican stronghold in 2004, said there had been "some slippage" for McCain in recent weeks. He said Republicans were finding it "hard to penetrate" the torrent of bad economic news and deliver an effective pitch to independents. And the Arizona senator's attacks on Obama's past links to former radical William Ayers, he said, "do not garner him any advantage" with swing voters. "There's a sense of frustration at this point," Ellis said. "What I hear is people are expecting more of the Republican ticket. They've got to speak directly to the economic issues. People want to hear specific solutions from Sen. McCain."
Roger Stone (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/722731.html) (Sun Oct 12):
Roger Stone, a longtime McCain supporter, said the state party and the national campaign bear almost equal blame. ''This effort lacks coordination and a cooperative spirit and it's showing,'' Stone said. "But it's more than mechanics. The campaign has no consistent message.''
George LeMieux (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/722731.html) (Sun Oct 12):
George LeMieux, Crist's former campaign manager and staff chief, said McCain erred in not choosing Crist as running mate. ''If Gov. Crist was the vice presidential nominee, John McCain would be winning Florida,'' he said.
Charlie Crist (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/722731.html) (Sun Oct 12):
"Saturday, he skipped a McCain football rally and instead went to Disney World."
Bill Kristol (http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/kristol-mccains-failed-campaig.html) (Sun Oct 12):
On FOX News Sunday, Kristol said the McCain campaign was "stupid...pathetic...flailing."
Mitt Romney (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html) (Sat Oct 11):
Mitt Romney said McCain, who has offered scattershot proposals on the economy, should present a broad vision of how he would lead the country through the economic crisis. "I'm talking about standing above the tactical alternatives that are being considered," Romney said, "and establish an economic vision that is able to convince the American people that he really knows how to strengthen the economy."
Robert A. Gleason Jr. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html) (Sat Oct 11):
Robert A. Gleason Jr., the Republican chairman in Pennsylvania, said he was concerned that Mr. McCain's increasingly aggressive tone was not working with moderate voters and women in the important southeastern part of a state that is at the top of Mr. McCain's must-win list.
Tommy Thompson (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html) (Sat Oct 11):
Former Republican Governor of Wisconsin, said it would be difficult for Mr. McCain to win in his state but not impossible, particularly if he campaigned in conservative Democratic parts of the state. Asked if he was happy with Mr. McCain's campaign, Mr. Thompson replied, "No," and he added, "I don't know who is."
Saul Anuzis (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/us/politics/12strategy.html) (Sat Oct 11):
Saul Anuzis, the Republican chairman in Michigan, said "I think you're seeing a turning point, you're starting to feel real frustration because we are running out of time. Our message, the campaign's message, isn't connecting."
Norm Coleman (http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/does-mccain-have-cooties.html) (Fri Oct 10):
Coleman bails on McCain rally: "[Norm] Coleman told reporters that he would not be appearing at a planned rally with McCain this afternoon. Could it be McCain's sliding polling numbers in Minnesota? His attacks on Obama?"
Christopher Buckley (http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama/) (Fri Oct 10):
Christopher Buckley, son of National Review founder William F. Buckley, and columnist for the National Review himself, endorsed Barack Obama, saying "this campaign has changed John McCain. It has made him inauthentic."
Bob Eleveld (http://www.mlive.com/grpress/news/index.ssf/2008/10/former_governor_milliken_backs.html) (Fri Oct 10):
Bob Eleveld, former Kent County Republican chairman who led McCain's West Michigan campaign in 2000, said: "I'm not supporting either of them [McCain or Obama] at this point. I think the straight talk is gone."
William Milliken (http://www.mlive.com/grpress/news/index.ssf/2008/10/former_governor_milliken_backs.html) (Fri Oct 10):
Former Republican Governor of Michigan William Milliken, who endorsed McCain during the primaries, said: "He is not the McCain I endorsed; he keeps saying, 'Who is Barack Obama?' I would ask the question, 'Who is John McCain?' because his campaign has become rather disappointing to me. I'm disappointed in the tenor and the personal attacks on the part of the McCain campaign, when he ought to be talking about the issues."
Ed Rollins (http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/top-gop-strategist-its-over-ob.html) (Fri Oct 10):
Ed Rollins ran Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign in 1984, so he knows a thing or two about landslides -- and he's predicting one for Barack Obama. At this point, he says the only question left to answer is whether John McCain will take the Republican Party down with him.
Joshua Trevino (http://joshuatrevino.com/?p=681) (Fri Oct 10):
Joshua Trevino, co-founder of RedState.com, wrote on his blog: "In the end, I couldn't do it...I opened it fully intending to vote for John McCain...Do I believe in John McCain? Not as much as I used to. Do I believe in Sarah Palin? Despite my early enthusiasm for her, now not at all. Do I believe in the national Republican Party? Not in the slightest -- even though I see no meaningful alternative to it. So, my choice for President in 2008, scrawled in my ballot as an act of futile protest, is Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana."