Posted on 06/09/2010 1:31:15 PM PDT by Al B.
Sen. Jim DeMint (R., S.C.) will not endorse in the GOP gubernatorial runoff between Nikki Haley and Gresham Barrett:
(Excerpt) Read more at corner.nationalreview.com ...
Uh oh. The bashing will begin soon. I wonder what his reasoning is.
Which is the equivalent of endorsing Nikki Haley.
Why, pray tell?
Timidity?
Nikki didn't put out? /sarc
Smart man
Way to go! Make a stand!
I know you are kidding but that was damn funny.
And why is that smart?
Yes. It would be stupid to endorse either because it would put him in a very awkward position should the other win, not to mention provide the Democrats with ammo for the campaign (i.e. "His/Her fellow Senator does not even think he/she is the right person for the job!").
Having said that, it can almost be seen as a defacto endorsement of Haley since he would be expected to endorse the GOP establishment candidate, which is definitely not Haley.
Haleygate
I don’t blame him. Let the people choose and then he can endorse or not.
Just maybe he wants all the credit for Haley becoming the first woman Governor in SC go to Sarah Palin.
Just a guess.
OK, that makes sense.
There has been speculation among South Carolina politicos in recent days that Republican Sen. Jim DeMint would endorse Gresham Barrett in a gubernatorial runoff against Nikki Haley . . . Despite the chatter, multiple GOP sources told CNN Wednesday that DeMint will not endorse either candidate in the primary.
A bit surprising. You would think that DeMint, a tea-party hero, would hustle to back Haley, this week's conservative rock star. For what it's worth, CNN speculates about why the senator is sitting this one out:
But DeMint and Barrett have a long history in the clubby and interconnected world of South Carolina politics. Besides sharing the same political consultants, who made sure to plaster DeMint’s image all over Barrett's campaign literature, Barrett gave DeMint a key endorsement in his 2004 Senate race.”-—
Odd. Not making a stand in the Governor's race in his home state? He can endorse Lindsay Graham over a Conservative challenger, even co-chairing his campaign, but has nothing to say in this race? Odd, indeed.
Maybe he's worried about hurting Mitt Romney's chances?
Uh huh.
That ain’t over yet, except in the minds of the wraiths.
DeMint is not the Conservative some think.
He is a go along to get along.
He backed Mitt and did’t have a problem with that in the 08 primary.
wonder how much money the Huckabee staffers who are dishing out the smears and lies about Nikki Haley are receiving.
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