Badger Paul
08-03-2007, 11:55 AM
Sometimes money is the only motivator and guess that's why Mitt had to write a check to his own camapaign for $9 mil
From politico.com:
Ames hijincks
A pro-Romney Iowa county GOP committee chairman is going to bar representatives of the three top candidates who are skipping the Ames Straw Poll from his county's meetings in the future. Whether or not he was acting at the behest of Romney's campaign team -- from which he does draw a monthly payment -- this move does dovetail with the larger Romney effort to win support from Iowans worried about their first-in-the-nation status by reminding them that he's the only one totally committed to the traditional caucus process (which includes playing in Ames)
Also, an anonymous blog and related video have surfaced (imagine that) pointing out that Romney is paying Iowa activists to work for him. Brownback's camp denied they're involved to the Des Moines Register, but they've been the most aggressive in going after Romney in Iowa for some time. It's also possible that supporters of Brownback are working with backers of candidates who aren't playing in Ames to levy the charges.
Expect more such hijincks as the Straw Poll draws near.
From politico.com:
Ames hijincks
A pro-Romney Iowa county GOP committee chairman is going to bar representatives of the three top candidates who are skipping the Ames Straw Poll from his county's meetings in the future. Whether or not he was acting at the behest of Romney's campaign team -- from which he does draw a monthly payment -- this move does dovetail with the larger Romney effort to win support from Iowans worried about their first-in-the-nation status by reminding them that he's the only one totally committed to the traditional caucus process (which includes playing in Ames)
Also, an anonymous blog and related video have surfaced (imagine that) pointing out that Romney is paying Iowa activists to work for him. Brownback's camp denied they're involved to the Des Moines Register, but they've been the most aggressive in going after Romney in Iowa for some time. It's also possible that supporters of Brownback are working with backers of candidates who aren't playing in Ames to levy the charges.
Expect more such hijincks as the Straw Poll draws near.