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Posted at 3:51pm on Nov. 19, 2006 McCain: Common Sense Conservatism
By MichiganForMcCain
post taken from http://michiganformccain.blogspot.com/ .
Ronald Reagan had the Reagan Revolution. George W. Bush had Compassionate Conservative. And now, John McCain has Common Sense Conservative.
While outlining his likely White House run at the GOPAC and Federalists Society Dinner, John McCain referred to himself and his ideas as common sense conservatism. In short, we need to bring back the economically sound beliefs of Ronald Reagan, the robust military principles of Teddy Roosevelt, and the democratic aspirations of Abraham Lincoln.
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Posted at 5:09pm on Nov. 11, 2006 We need McCain
By MichiganForMcCain
Full story and links at http://michiganformccain.blogspot.com/
It should be no surprise to any readers on who I support for 2008; however, my support does not go unjustified. In fact, our reasons for supporting John McCain were only solidified, if not exemplified in the last month.
Everyone will conclude that election 2006 was a disaster for Republicans. Exit polls show that voters were upset with the war and scandals. In 2004, Republicans got substantial support from Independents. That support appears to be gone. Moderates that voted for Bush in 2004 switched to vote against him. The National Journal shows that in the 10 most competitive Governor and Senate races the Democrats won the moderate vote in every one. Warning flags should be raised: reliable states such as Virginia, Florida, and Arizona were ground zero for GOP upsets. In each of these red states, the Democrats won the moderate vote by at least 15%.
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Posted at 5:57pm on Nov. 6, 2006 DeVos only down by 2!
By MichiganForMcCain
From wwww.michiganformccain.blogspot.com
A very recent Mitchell Poll (esteemed MI pollster Steve Mitchell) inexplicably has Dick DeVos narrowing Granholm's lead to a mere 2 points, 44%-46%. Factoring the margin for error and this thing is tied late in the fourth quarter.
One must wonder, though, how did DeVos narrow the gap? MFM strongly believes that there is a correlation between DeVos's sudden increase in the polls and the new McCain/DeVos ad that has been running all weekend. Check out the ad at the link above. If DeVos can edge this one out, one must really take a hard look at just how great McCain's popularity is here in Michigan as the lasting impression of Michigan voters will be John McCain publicly endorsing Dick DeVos.
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Posted at 5:42pm on Oct. 31, 2006 McCain Blasts Kerry
By MichiganForMcCain
You know it's election season when John Kerry begins to put his foot in his mouth. While addressing a group of college students, Sen. Kerry told them they'd "get stuck in Iraq, if they didn't work hard in school."
Kerry later said the remark was a "botched joke" meant to target the president, not U.S. troops.
In return, John McCain demanded that Sen. Kerry apologize to the "thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered the country's call because they are patriots and not because of their deficiencies.
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Posted at 10:18am on Oct. 27, 2006 Romney, Mormonism, BYU, and the law
By MichiganForMcCain
For more on the story and links, go to http://michiganformccain.blogspot.com/ .
Much has been made in Utah and Massachusetts about the Mitt Romney Team possibly violating election laws, not too mention the ethical implications it may have. Because these recent events will no doubt be brought to light again in 2007/2008, let's recap the events and try to make sense of it all:
According to the Boston Globe, the Romney Team met with Mormon officials on September 19, 2006 to discuss a national network of Mormons to boost his presidency. One of the Mormon officials is the Mormon Church apostle Jeffrey Holland. Their apparent goal was to tap the alumni network of the BYU Business School for a future presidential run.
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Posted at 7:27pm on Oct. 26, 2006 McCain attracting top CRs
By MichiganForMcCain
story from: www.michiganformccain.blogspot.com
Today, Straight Talk America announced that its Michigan Young Leaders council that will play a large role in McCain's 2008 campaign. The 27 members all currently or previously held leadership roles with their College Republican party at their university or within the CR infrastructure. Not to mention that the Young Leaders council is composed of the majority of the CR executive board at University of Michigan, Grand Valley State, Ave Marie Law School, and Kalamazoo College. A few notable signings include Dan Carlson, the chair of the Michigan Fed. of College Republicans, and Mike Flory, the chair of the Michigan Fed. of Young Republicans. Given the prestige and leadership skills that come with their positions, this could be a much underappreciated signing. As the chair of the Michigan Fed. of College Republicans, Dan has the experience of handling and coordinating thousands of CRs, which will come in handy with Get Out The Vote. The Michigan Young Leaders council will provide the McCain team with the best College Republican networking team.
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Posted at 10:36am on Oct. 22, 2006 McCain against Gay Marriage
By MichiganForMcCain
For the full story and video: http://michiganformccain.blogspot.com/
Despite accusations circulating the internet, Senator McCain has not changed or adopted a new stance on gay marriage. John McCain has always personally been against gay marriage. In November, Arizona will vote on a proposal that will change the AZ Constitution to ban gay marriages and deny government benefits to unmarried couples. McCain has come out in full support of the proposal, and has met with and offered advice to the proposal's supporters. For the record, it was the first time he has wholeheartedly endorsed an AZ proposal.
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Posted at 11:38am on Oct. 19, 2006 Winning in 2006 is a life or death matter
By MichiganForMcCain
Full story: http://michiganformccain.blogspot.com/
In regards to possibly losing the Senate to the Democrats in a few weeks, Senator McCain jokingly compared that to committing suicide.
"I think I'd just commit suicide," McCain told reporters, to accompanying laughter from Republicans standing with him. "I don't want to face that eventuality because I don't think it's going to happen."
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Posted at 4:57pm on Oct. 17, 2006 Michigan grassroot activists flock to McCain
By MichiganForMcCain
story from: http://michiganformccain.blogspot.com/
At a rally for Dick DeVos for the 9th District Republican Party in Michigan, 89 grassroot activists held a straw poll to gauge the 2008 Republican presidential field.
The results were as follows:
McCain 44 49.44% Brownback 18 20.22% Tancredo 14 15.73% Allen 12 13.48% Romney 1 1.12%
“Senator McCain continues to dominate unscientific straw polls among the Oakland County based 9th District GOP committee and Tancredo and Brownback also scored well,” said 9th District GOP Chairman Glenn Clark.
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Posted at 12:40pm on Oct. 16, 2006 Sen. Clinton starting to politick...
By MichiganForMcCain
For the full story, go to: http://michiganformccain.blogspot.com/
Lost in the week's news of North Korea, the U.N., and Foleygate, many missed a prime example on why we should fear a Clinton presidential candidacy. Team Clinton was and is full of polished veterans that know how to win, and rarely lose battles with the media.
Case in point:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10152006/news/nationalnews/hills_so_sorry_ov...