Posted on 08/08/2002 10:03:54 AM PDT by afuturegovernor
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:27:42 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
By the end of Wednesday, Chip Pickering had flown on Air Force One, stood next to President Bush to face hundreds of applauding fans, raised at least half a million dollars and breezed through a $25,000-a-ticket state Republican Party fund-raiser likely to yield another substantial chunk of money for the junior congressman's campaign.
(Excerpt) Read more at clarionledger.com ...
"One thing is clear. Ronnie Shows will continue to run a negative campaign. And Chip made a commitment to run a positive, issue-oriented campaign. But he also made it clear to Shows that he will not serve as his punching bag. Whenever Shows takes a cheap shot, he better be prepared to answer questions about why he took $5,000 from Hillary Clinton, or why would he vote to put a Pro-Abortionist/Gun-Grabber in charge of Congress."
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.