Posted on 09/20/2007 11:41:35 PM PDT by mdittmar
Republican presidential contender Fred Thompson pushed his West Virginia campaign into another gear Thursday, naming a veteran of state GOP politics to be state campaign director.
Friends of Fred Thompson announced Gary Abernathy, an Ohio native and former state Republican Party executive director, will head Thompsons West Virginia efforts.
Gary Abernathy brings a wealth of grassroots and communications experience to our organization in West Virginia, said Randy Enwright, Thompsons national political director. His political and communications experience, along with his knowledge of issues specific to West Virginia, will be a great asset to our campaign.
Thompson is one of 10 GOP presidential contenders to file to participate in the states GOP convention. Party members will vote in early January to elect more than 1,400 delegates to the state convention, which will be held early in the day on Feb. 5. The winner gets the votes of 18 state delegates.
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Keyes is a good and decent man and has an amazing mind.
That said...he’s percieved (rightfully, IMHO) as a bit “nuts” and just doesn’t have what it takes to win ANY elective office, regardless of how good he’d be at it.
One can be truly brilliant and one can be right and one can be an amazing orator but if you can not connect with the average normal voter you are toast.
After losing a race every 4 years since 1988, each more spectacularly than the last, you’d think Mr. Keyes would figure that out and quit running.
Nope. It’s on.
You’ll eventually figure out that you’ve got him all wrong. You need to quit forming your opinions based on the Democrat Media, and the professional slimers’, propaganda.
Having said that, I doubt I’ll convince you of this today. You’ll just have to wait and see.
Bingo. The key to being a good politician is the ability to work with others, who don't agree with you, to get things done. Reagan was the master at that.
Doing more research...apparently none of the top-tier candidates will be there. Not sure why.
no one is denying Keyes admirable debate skills. unfortunately, he’s unelectable.
Certainly, one must know how to get along with people. But, there is a line that should not be crossed. If it is, the only things that "get done" are in the advancement of the liberal agenda, not ours.
RINOs cross that line all the time. True conservative statesmen do not.
Margaret Thatcher:
"If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing."
"I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air."
"There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it."
"To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects."
I guess we’ll see. No ballots will be cast for months yet.
This will not be decided by the Dem media, the professional spinners and their pollsters, the pundits, or any of the other gatekeepers. It will be decided by the people.
The media-anointed “frontrunners” are being excoriated in the press for not being there, too. Oh well. Their choice.
Fred bump!
yes, just as the people of IL decided. his track record is not inspiring, no matter how inspiring his words. i would put his chances at less than duncan hunter’s.
Well, I can’t help it; I like a guy who would impersonate the king. Great sense of humor.
Well, I actually like Gary myself. He’s a friend of mine.
“Fred Thompson Taps State Director”.
Damn! I thought he was married to a pretty young Wife! Oh, well.
I can understand why you think that.
Geez. Can't this guy wait until he's President?
Ya beat me by a couple of minutes.
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