Two big hitters join Romney’s presidential exploratory committee:
(1) Representative Peter Hoekstra from Michigan (on the House Intelligence Committee)
(2) Former Speaker of the House, Representative Dennis Hastert, a Republican from Illinois.
Furthermore, according to http://www.eyeon08.com, “Romney’s playing DC … well!
“Mitt Romney is running an insider campaign in Washington, and this has a bunch of interesting implications. … First, let’s look at the dynamics. DC is very conventional-wisdom and money oriented. Therefore, DC money goes to the frontrunner or frontrunners. In addition, I would argue that McCain’s positions — and ways of expressing them — on campaign finance reform, pork, and ethics reform have all significantly alienated a number of lobbyists and (self-imagined?) kingmakers in Washington. In general, Washington could well be more anti-McCain than the rest of the country. …”
“Now look at Romney’s House people. First, there is Hastert, who, Matt Lewis has pointed out, has hated McCain for a long time. Romney will acquire a lot of support for that reason. Second, he has Jim McCrery, the ranking member on the Ways and Means Committee. In that position, McCrery is the House GOP’s Deputy Earmarker-in-Chief, behind Jerry Lewis. In general, many of the people on the “powerful” … exclusive committees will end up with Romney. I would use a similar analysis with Rep. Dave Camp. … Other significant pickups have personal connections of some sort such as Tom Feeney (was Jeb Bush’s 1994 running mate and a significant part of the Jeb Bush operation appears to be lining up with Romney) and Buck McKeon (a fellow Mormon).”
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January 29, 2007 at 6:17 am |
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