 Setback
for John McCain
A
number of Republican
Congressmen have
declined to endorse
Senator John McCain
for President,
including Ron Paul
of Texas who is
still running for
President.
Republican members
who have not
endorsed or publicly
backed McCain
include Sens. Chuck
Hagel (Neb.) and
Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
and Reps. Jones,
Peterson, John
Doolittle (Calif.),
Randy Forbes (Va.),
Wayne Gilchrest
(Md.), Virgil Goode
(Va.), Tim Murphy
(Pa.), Ron Paul
(Texas), Ted Poe
(Texas), Todd Tiahrt
(Kan.), Dave Weldon
(Fla.) and Frank
Wolf (Va.).
Many of the
recalcitrant GOP
members declined to
detail their reasons
for withholding
support, but Rep.
John Peterson
(R-Pa.) expressed
major concerns about
McCain’s energy
policies and Rep.
Walter Jones (R-N.C.)
cited the Iraq war,
according to a
report from
TheHill.com
McCain is currently
listed with +135
odds of becoming the
next President of
the United States at
SBG Global
for a payout
potential of $135
for every $100 bet.
Compare that with
Senator Barack
Obama's -175 odds
requiring a $175 bet
to receive $100.
TheHill.com reported
the following on
Thursday:
Throughout his
career in the House
and Senate, McCain
has been at odds
with his party on a
range of issues,
including campaign
finance reform,
earmarks,
immigration,
healthcare, taxes
and energy.
Some Senate
Republicans were
especially irked
with McCain’s role
in the “Gang of 14”
deal on judicial
nominations.
Rep. Tom
Tancredo (R-Colo.),
who has been sharply
critical of McCain
on immigration, told
The Hill in
February, “I don’t
like McCain. I don’t
like him at all.”
Tancredo
spokesman Mac
Zimmerman said
Tancredo won’t
endorse McCain
because he fears the
senator would
repudiate it like he
did with the formal
backing of
controversial pastor
John Hagee.
However,
Tancredo told ABC
News this week he
will reluctantly
vote for McCain.
Meanwhile, Ron Paul
continues his own
Presidential
campaign on the
Republican ticket.
Representative Ron
Paul, the Republican
presidential
candidate, will be
the main attraction
at the Twin Cities
confab. No, not the
Republican National
Convention fewer
than eight miles
away at the XCel
Center, but at his
own party, to be
held on the second
day of the event
that will seal
Senator John McCain
as the G.O.P.
nominee.
“This isn’t a
protest,” said Jesse
Benton, the
libertarian-leaning
Republican’s
spokesman. “This is
a celebration of
limited government
and Republican
principles.”
Paul had been
building momentum
during the final
weeks of the Primary
voting, where he
received double
digit percentages in
nearly every
remaining state.
An AOL poll showed
he was getting more
of the vote among
Republicans in a
handful of
Northwestern States,
which was reflected
in primary voting as
well - particularly
Idaho.
-----
Christopher
Costigan,
Gambling911.com
Publisher
CCostigan@CostiganMedia.com
Originally published
June 12, 2008 11:02
am EST
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