FrankRep
06-12-2008, 11:15 AM
New Gang of 14 won’t back McCain
At least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse or publicly support Sen. John McCain for president, and more than a dozen others declined to answer whether they back the Arizona senator.
Many of the recalcitrant GOP members declined to detail their reasons for withholding support, but Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.) expressed major concerns about McCain’s energy policies and Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) cited the Iraq war.
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Republican members who have not endorsed or publicly backed McCain include
Sens. Chuck Hagel (Neb.)
Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
Rep. Walter Jones
Rep. John Peterson
John Doolittle (Calif.)
Randy Forbes (Va.)
Wayne Gilchrest (Md.)
Virgil Goode (Va.)
Tim Murphy (Pa.)
Ron Paul (Texas)
Ted Poe (Texas)
Todd Tiahrt (Kan.)
Dave Weldon (Fla.)
Frank Wolf (Va.).
[Wolf contacted The Hill following publication of the article to correct his staff’s error. His staff had said he has “yet to endorse McCain” and did not return follow-up phone calls this week].
SOURCE:
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/new-gang-of-14-wont-back-mccain-2008-06-11.html
At least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse or publicly support Sen. John McCain for president, and more than a dozen others declined to answer whether they back the Arizona senator.
Many of the recalcitrant GOP members declined to detail their reasons for withholding support, but Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.) expressed major concerns about McCain’s energy policies and Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) cited the Iraq war.
...
Republican members who have not endorsed or publicly backed McCain include
Sens. Chuck Hagel (Neb.)
Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
Rep. Walter Jones
Rep. John Peterson
John Doolittle (Calif.)
Randy Forbes (Va.)
Wayne Gilchrest (Md.)
Virgil Goode (Va.)
Tim Murphy (Pa.)
Ron Paul (Texas)
Ted Poe (Texas)
Todd Tiahrt (Kan.)
Dave Weldon (Fla.)
Frank Wolf (Va.).
[Wolf contacted The Hill following publication of the article to correct his staff’s error. His staff had said he has “yet to endorse McCain” and did not return follow-up phone calls this week].
SOURCE:
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/new-gang-of-14-wont-back-mccain-2008-06-11.html