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GOP touts McCain's support among Clinton backers
Andrew Taylor - Associated Press
Issue date: 8/26/08 Section: News
GOP touts McCain's support among Clinton backers
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer
DENVER (AP) _ As Democrats try to mollify disappointed supporters of Hillary Clinton, Republicans pushed the theme Monday that Democrats are divided and open to voting for John McCain.
To try to cement the point, the Republican National Committee's Denver "war room" presented a trio of Clinton supporters and a former Democratic congressman, each of whom is supporting McCain.
"He is a true statesman who will always put the country first," said Tim Penney a former Democratic congressman from Minnesota, now an independent. "With Obama, we have words; with McCain, we have deeds. With Obama, we have rhetoric; with McCain, we have a record."
The event - the first of daily GOP news conferences aimed at injecting the McCain campaign into the media's convention narrative - featured Debra Bartoshevich, a Clinton delegate from Wisconsin who was stripped of her status as a delegate after announcing she would vote for McCain in November.
"During the primary, I was a huge supporter of Hillary Clinton," Bartoshevich told reporters. "Sen. Obama is not ready to lead this nation."
Bartoshevich said she's talked to other Clinton delegates who will support McCain in the fall but who are not ready to go public in order to avoid being stripped of their delegate status as well.
More strident was Cynthia Ruccia, a longtime Democratic activist, hard-core Clinton supporter from Ohio. Her attraction to McCain seemed to have more to do with being angry at the Obama campaign's treatment of Clinton than much agreement with McCain on the issues.
"I am totally disgusted with the Democratic Party," Ruccia said. "They were willing to throw women completely under the bus. ... I just couldn't believe the treatment that Hillary Clinton got."
The message was reinforced by media reports of continuing tensions between the Obama and Clinton camps.
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer
DENVER (AP) _ As Democrats try to mollify disappointed supporters of Hillary Clinton, Republicans pushed the theme Monday that Democrats are divided and open to voting for John McCain.
To try to cement the point, the Republican National Committee's Denver "war room" presented a trio of Clinton supporters and a former Democratic congressman, each of whom is supporting McCain.
"He is a true statesman who will always put the country first," said Tim Penney a former Democratic congressman from Minnesota, now an independent. "With Obama, we have words; with McCain, we have deeds. With Obama, we have rhetoric; with McCain, we have a record."
The event - the first of daily GOP news conferences aimed at injecting the McCain campaign into the media's convention narrative - featured Debra Bartoshevich, a Clinton delegate from Wisconsin who was stripped of her status as a delegate after announcing she would vote for McCain in November.
"During the primary, I was a huge supporter of Hillary Clinton," Bartoshevich told reporters. "Sen. Obama is not ready to lead this nation."
Bartoshevich said she's talked to other Clinton delegates who will support McCain in the fall but who are not ready to go public in order to avoid being stripped of their delegate status as well.
More strident was Cynthia Ruccia, a longtime Democratic activist, hard-core Clinton supporter from Ohio. Her attraction to McCain seemed to have more to do with being angry at the Obama campaign's treatment of Clinton than much agreement with McCain on the issues.
"I am totally disgusted with the Democratic Party," Ruccia said. "They were willing to throw women completely under the bus. ... I just couldn't believe the treatment that Hillary Clinton got."
The message was reinforced by media reports of continuing tensions between the Obama and Clinton camps.
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Craig Hawley
posted 8/27/08 @ 12:28 AM MST
http://hcsfjm.com/
Here is a site by Hillary supporters for John McCain
Obama made a big mistake not vetting her or considering her for VP.
Alex
posted 8/27/08 @ 6:24 AM MST
Obama's going to destroy this country. He voted for the FISA Amendment which negated the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. George Bush destroyed the rest of the Constitution with the Patriot Act and the Military Commissions Act. (Continued…)
Bdygard
Craig Hawley
posted 8/27/08 @ 4:00 PM MST
http://www.twoorthree.net/2008/01/another-univers.html
I agree with you Alex that there are many politicians that hurt America.
But your Faux News comment falls on deaf ears. (Continued…)
Alex
posted 8/27/08 @ 6:02 PM MST
just listed the study done by Harvard on Fox News. It details the Liberal Bias in the media except Fox News. It was really quite simple.
From what I understand they simply taped all the news and watched it to see how many stories and comments were pro or con Liberal and pro or con Conservative. (Continued…)
Bdygard
Craig Hawley
posted 8/27/08 @ 6:32 PM MST
Sorry no your comment about Fox Just doesn't hold water.
Harvard said their study found fox , wait for it , to be the most fair and balanced news source in the country. (Continued…)
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