bobbyw24
03-05-2010, 07:25 AM
PHOENIX (AP) — Facing the toughest re-election battle of his career, John McCain is bringing in the Republican Party’s newest rising star in a bid to shore up support among conservative primary voters.
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is making his first campaign trip as senator. His visit to Arizona Friday will be a first test of his popularity among Republican activists after he broke with the GOP leadership to side with Democrats in supporting a jobs bill.
Brown won his seat in January with the help national Republicans, “tea party” groups and an array of conservative special interests. Some of those supporters turned against Brown after his Feb. 22 vote on the jobs bill, calling him “Benedict Brown” and lambasting him online.
As a nationally popular Republican representing a left-leaning state, Brown walks a fine line between pleasing his base and positioning himself for re-election.
It’s a challenge McCain knows well. Some Arizona conservatives have long been skeptical of the Arizona senator over his own work with Democrats in support of issues including campaign-finance and immigration reform.
Brown’s visit is supposed to help the Arizona senator galvanize support on the right. And even as some former supporters turn on him, Brown remains popular in the Republican party after his victory embarrassed Democrats.
http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/scott-brown-campaigns-for-mccain-in-arizona/
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is making his first campaign trip as senator. His visit to Arizona Friday will be a first test of his popularity among Republican activists after he broke with the GOP leadership to side with Democrats in supporting a jobs bill.
Brown won his seat in January with the help national Republicans, “tea party” groups and an array of conservative special interests. Some of those supporters turned against Brown after his Feb. 22 vote on the jobs bill, calling him “Benedict Brown” and lambasting him online.
As a nationally popular Republican representing a left-leaning state, Brown walks a fine line between pleasing his base and positioning himself for re-election.
It’s a challenge McCain knows well. Some Arizona conservatives have long been skeptical of the Arizona senator over his own work with Democrats in support of issues including campaign-finance and immigration reform.
Brown’s visit is supposed to help the Arizona senator galvanize support on the right. And even as some former supporters turn on him, Brown remains popular in the Republican party after his victory embarrassed Democrats.
http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/05/scott-brown-campaigns-for-mccain-in-arizona/