Unlike Nevada's Democratic politicians, who have been heartily endorsing presidential candidates for the past year, one would be hard-pressed to find any public Republican endorsements.
Maybe it's because they can't make up their minds or they just don't want to go on record with the GOP race so muddled. But we have been able to uncover at least three public endorsements that we know of.
State Senators Bob Beers and Barbara Cegavske are supporting Fred Thompson and, in fact, are his Nevada campaign chairmen. Beers has already been warning supporters to double-check their precinct locations (and with good reason).
The other endorsement is for John McCain. Reno Assemblyman Ty Cobb is hosting a Wine Tasting event for McCain this Thursday at the Siena's Enoteca. It's only $15 and, heaven forbid, they aren't even asking for campaign donations.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Nevada GOP Presidential Endorsements Starting To Appear
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Interesting to see John McCain getting that endorsement from Ty Cobb.
I've been undecided for a long while but I'm ultimately going to opt for McCain myself. The funny thing is, I really don't like McCain, and there have frankly been times that I wanted to slap my forehead listening to him in the Senate.
But the hard truth is, the guy's a fighter, he's tough and he's smart enough to both give and receive bad news when making tough decisions. I mean, the guy was drinking his own piss, getting beaten daily for what, 5 years in some Vietnam POW camp? He's smart on foreign policy, and he's an independent-enough thinker to reason things out on the domestic front while also making concessions when needed.
I don't agree with him on most policies, but he is more socially conservative than many of the other candidates running. Yet he also attracts Independents and Democrats, and he utterly dismantles Hillary Clinton. To be honest, having somebody on the ballot to save the United States from another term of the Clinton debacles, is almost enough in itself to make me support McCain.
It's interesting, because the consensus at least out in my neck of the woods in the Battle-Born state, based on the talk in the bars and the offices, seems to be similar-- most Republicans I talk to don't seem to like John McCain much, but they see McCain as not only being the most electable but the one best poised to be a strong national leader. Maybe that's the best way to define a good leader, in fact-- even if you really don't like him much, you still respect him enough to make good decisions.
Good points, Winnemuccan.
A lot of conservative pundits have complained that the reason McCain won in NH was because of Independents and Democrats voted for him. But it's going to take those votes for a GOP candidate to win in November.
In poll after poll with Democratic matchups, McCain has been the single strongest Republican out there. So if electability tops a voter's list, McCain so far is the only guy for the GOP.
And like you said, people may not agree with him on all the issues but most would say they respect him. I mean, going into Michigan and telling people a lot of their jobs won't be coming back isn't what politicians do, even if it is the truth.
And in an age where most our politicians ducked real military service, here's a guy who spent a chunk of his life in a living hell for America. Although service hasn't really helped candidates in recent elections, his POW status is a different story. He's not going to be Swift Boated for his time in Vietnam.
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