Exclusive: Top S.C. Tea Party Senator Tom Davis To Endorse Ron Paul

[EndTheFed]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/exclusive-top-sc-tea-party-senator-to-endorse-p


Woo Hoo!!!!

Needs to be drudged but I don't know how....

[Sola_Fide]

BAM

[Jack Bauer]

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[James Madison]

Sen. DeMint, it's time to grow a pair. The country is ready.

[rockandrollsouls]

:D

[bluesc]

AWESOME!

RONMENTUM

[Libertea Party]

and boom goes the dynamite!

[Tyler_Durden]

This will cause another SURGE!!!!!!!!

[bluesc]

Sen. DeMint, it's time to grow a pair. The country is ready.

Indeed. Everything is falling into place for him to do it.

[rockandrollsouls]

Yup. Not only would he be supporting liberty, he'd be nearly securing his reelection for years to come. We take care of our guys pretty well.


Sen. DeMint, it's time to grow a pair. The country is ready.

[FreeTraveler]

Woooooo Hoooooooo!

He's catchin' on, I'm tellin' ya!!!!!

[EndTheFed]

Sen. DeMint, it's time to grow a pair. The country is ready.

Sarah Palin too!!! Well maybe not a pair... but get it out there anyway...

[roho76]

Hell yeah.

[bluesc]

Drudge this!

[Endthefednow]

Ron Paul is on FIRE!!!!

[Tyler_Durden]

"I was one of only a handful of Politicians who endorsed President Paul when everyone said he was unelectable." - Presidential Candidate Tom Davis, May 2031

[angelatc]

Yup. Not only would he be supporting liberty, he'd be nearly securing his reelection for years to come. We take care of our guys pretty well.

Demint is retiring.

[Roy Bleckert]

If this endorsement comes this will really help the Ron Paul Suuuuurrrrgggeeeeee !!!!!!!

[jersdream]

Imagine Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint, and Tom Davis all on stage behind Paul.

Okay that would be a dream, but Tom Davis :D!!!!!

[specsaregood]

Davis, former Governor Mark Sanford's former chief-of-staff, has been a vocal critic of government action and of economic development spending backed by other politicians of both parties.

“Senator Tom Davis’ fiscal conservative credentials are outstanding,” South Caroline GOP executive director Matt Moore told the leading state political website, FITSNews, recently. “Any candidate would do well to gain his endorsement.”

Indeed, he was courted by all the leading Republican campaigns.


its a shame, that whole sanford ordeal. he coulda helped too.

[ross11988]

Demint is retiring.

More reason to endorse. He has nothing to lose

[economics102]

Demint is retiring.

Perfect, then he has nothing to fear. Well, okay, not quite perfect, because I'd prefer he wasn't retiring, but you know what I mean...

[Echoes]

Awwww shit, now we're talkin' !!!

[realtonygoodwin]

DeMint is retiring and has already stated he won't endorse.

[gb13]

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[harikaried]

Demint is retiring.Even when Ron Paul was president? His term ends 2016.

[trey4sports]

demint isn't going to endorse Paul. That's just how it is. Deal with it.

[Romulus]

Noice.

[low preference guy]

Yup. Not only would he be supporting liberty, he'd be nearly securing his reelection for years to come.

He said he is not running for the Senate after this term.

[eqcitizen]

Good news indeed

[GunnyFreedom]

HOT dam!

[low preference guy]

its a shame, that whole sanford ordeal. he coulda helped too.

He could've been the nominee by now.

[sailingaway]

Should we let the campaign pick the time? They might want a big deal announcement....

[sailingaway]

Perfect, then he has nothing to fear. Well, okay, not quite perfect, because I'd prefer he wasn't retiring, but you know what I mean...

I don't know that he is retiring, he's not running for Senate. Not necessarily the same thing.

[brushfire]

Chica...Chica..!

[Jester6193]

Didn't Jim DeMint go on Jon Stewart and basically endorse Ron Paul? But it's not official or what?

[Schiff_FTW]

drudged

[John F Kennedy III]

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I want to ride my bicycle!

[sailingaway]

Didn't Jim DeMint go on Jon Stewart and basically endorse Ron Paul? But it's not official or what?

He's not endorsing anyone. He said he likes all the top people, he just warned about not alienating Ron, and us.

[FreeTraveler]

"I was one of only a handful of Politicians who endorsed President Paul when everyone said he was unelectable." - Presidential Candidate Tom Davis, May 2031
Tweeted:
@senatortomdavis (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/#!/senatortomdavis) "I was one of a handful who endorsed President Paul when everyone said he was unelectable." Pres Candidate Tom Davis 20??

@AgoristDon

[wgadget]

Someone wanna put this endorsement on the proper sticky thread?

[Aar0]

Ummm... game on? :cool:

[airborne373]

Thank you S.C. T. P.

[bobmurph]

#TippingPoint

[orenbus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0NIMTPYYcU

[Eric21ND]

Demint is retiring.
All the more reason to grow a pair Jimmy.

[bobmurph]

I want to ride my bicycle!

More like...We Will Rock You...into...

We Are The Champions

[tbone717]

Huge news. This senator is well liked in his area. This is my parents state senator and they were thrilled by this. Should be all over the local news soon.

[jax]

Awwww shit,1st place here we come

[jkob]

That senate race in 2014 certainly could use a real conservative in it. :)

Hopefully some other prominent conservatives can show the courage the Mr. Davis has shown. We as supporters won't forget it and neither will history.

[DonovanJames]

"Tom Davis is the gold standard for fiscal conservatives in South Carolina."

This could be awesome

[bluesc]

That senate race in 2014 certainly could use a real conservative in it. :)

And the backing of the liberty movement.

He was asked if he thought endorsing Dr. Paul would hurt him politically, he obviously knew it would, but said: I don't think in those terms, if you think about fallout from the endorsement, you lose credibility.

He is a friend of liberty, no doubt. I think we should show him how much the endorsement can HELP him politically, too.

[PauliticsPolitics]

Yep: Tom Davis to take out L. Graham in 2014.

[BLS]

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[FA.Hayek]

right on! if you haven't already, show the guy our appreciation; email, like on fb, twitter

[PastaRocket848]

got it!

[jax]

And the backing of the liberty movement.

He was asked if he thought endorsing Dr. Paul would hurt him politically, he obviously knew it would, but said: I don't think in those terms, if you think about fallout from the endorsement, you lose credibility.

He is a friend of liberty, no doubt. I think we should show him how much the endorsement can HELP him politically,

too.

Will certainly help whenever he needs a moneybomb

[TexMac]

I've been following him on FB, he's been saying great positive stuff about RP. Everyone go like his page:

https://www.facebook.com/senatortomdavis

[pauliticalfan]

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[Echoes]

And the backing of the liberty movement.

He was asked if he thought endorsing Dr. Paul would hurt him politically, he obviously knew it would, but said: I don't think in those terms, if you think about fallout from the endorsement, you lose credibility.

He is a friend of liberty, no doubt. I think we should show him how much the endorsement can HELP him politically, too.

Yeah, and we need to get a list going of all Paul endorsements so we can help and donate to their future campaigns. I'd like nothing more then to see Davis take down the nazi-scumbag Graham.

[ZanZibar]

Drudge this!This.

I just submitted it to Drudge, have you?!

[cdw]

Tom Davis>>>>>>>>>>> Demint.

Well done sir, well done.

[jersdream]

He said he is not running for the Senate after this term.

So he says. How many senators and congressman have said that? He'll run again.

[Bern]

Hope it's true. Doesn't look official yet.

[Diashi]

And just before the debate too.

[fuzzybekool]

Tweeted

[PastaRocket848]

i posted a message on his facebook encouraging him to run for graham's seat. i recommend you do the same. it'd do the country a lot of good to get rid of that chickenhawk, and davis is our best bet to do it.

[mport1]

Drudged.

[darkstar725]

Sen. DeMint, it's time to grow a pair. The country is ready.

^.

[GunnyFreedom]

Yeah, and we need to get a list going of all Paul endorsements so we can help and donate to their future campaigns. I'd like nothing more then to see Davis take down the nazi-scumbag Graham.

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[bluesc]

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Hold a moneybomb at some point dude. Hold them more frequently to build your fund. You have a huge pool of supporters here who want to see you in the US Congress one day in the not-so-distant future.

[speciallyblend]

and boom goes the dynamite!

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[agorist ninja]

Not seeing where this has been confirmed. Can anyone help with a source?

Who, exactly, is reporting this? Is it from an inside source? Or is the story just based off of those tweets from Davis?

[maqsur]

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Freddie Mercury FTW

[V3n]

"Tom Davis is the gold standard for fiscal conservatives in South Carolina."

This could be awesome

:)

[No Free Beer]

Sen. DeMint, it's time to grow a pair. The country is ready.

This.

Thanks.

+rep

[alucard13mmfmj]

i just hope ron paul does super well in the debates. he needs to practice and get advice from his advisors on how to answer potential questions. it needs to go perfect. he needs to nail down the iran issue once and for all and use that for all his debates. let's see if he can 1up the new hamshire debate. the MSM has been playing up South Carolina as THE ONE that picks the next GOP nominee/president... we need this! we need this to buffer our less than stellar position in Florida.

[Student Of Paulism]

Guys, enough with the DeMint stuff already. He said on Jon Stewart he is NOT endorsing anyone this year. He said nice stuff about Ron, so at least it is something and it will help a bit. It is better he endorse NO ONE, than endorse Newt or Mitt, so im cool with a neutral stance.

[maxoutco]

I've been following him on FB, he's been saying great positive stuff about RP. Everyone go like his page:

https://www.facebook.com/senatortomdavis

This needs its own thread. ;)

[freejack]

I'm a bit suspicious of the fact that this news was leaked early. Until I hear it straight from Davis mouth, I'll hold my celebrations.

[PastaRocket848]

that should help with the recently released terrible favorability numbers.

[musicmax]

This.

I just submitted it to Drudge, have you?!

Yes

[musicmax]

I'm a bit suspicious of the fact that this news was leaked early. Until I hear it straight from Davis mouth, I'll hold my celebrations.

Most endorsements like this are leaked. Haley's endorsement of Mitt was leaked. That's just how the game is played.

[FreeTraveler]

I'm guessing this was "leaked" intentionally. Lots of people have been letting him know we'd like to see it announced sooner rather than later, and that we'll have his back if there's any blowback. I'm sure he's planning to make it a personal endorsement at some event with RP, and this is a way to get voters thinking about it without taking away the "formal" announcement.

Clever and helpful move on his part. He should get an extra gold star for this.

[specsaregood]

I'm guessing this was "leaked" intentionally. Lots of people have been letting him know we'd like to see it announced sooner rather than later, and that we'll have his back if there's any blowback. I'm sure he's planning to make it a personal endorsement at some event with RP, and this is a way to get voters thinking about it without taking away the "formal" announcement.

Clever and helpful move on his part. He should get an extra gold star for this.

And extends the news cycle about it.

[FreeTraveler]

And extends the news cycle about it.
Good point!

[archangel689]

I'm not, we should tell demint that he is the one that splitting the party in half by not endorsing anyone. It is he who will lose the GOP the election to obama. Romney supporters will grudgingly vote for paul against obama, but the reverse is not true even with a vp.

And now that Davis is going to endorse Paul, if he were to endorse, demint only has one choice.

DeMint may lose the election to Obama by not endorsing Paul.

Who do you want GOP? Paul or Obama?

[affa]

Didn't Jim DeMint go on Jon Stewart and basically endorse Ron Paul? But it's not official or what?

I know that's how my wife read that interview. After watching it, I said something along the lines of 'There's a lot of hope he might endorse Ron Paul' and my wife, who doesn't pay nearly as much attention to politics as I do, instantly responded: "Well, he basically just did without mentioning him by name." It was clear as day to her.

[affa]

"I was one of only a handful of Politicians who endorsed President Paul when everyone said he was unelectable." - Presidential Candidate Tom Davis, May 2031

This meme is fantastic. Any conservative politician who wants to be remotely feasible in coming elections MUST stand behind Ron Paul now or else be swept away as we clean house. Those who do will be rewarded with reelection, assuming their policy matches their endorsement.

Push it. That should be posted anywhere that discusses Tom Davis.

[Chrysamere]

I know that's how my wife read that interview. After watching it, I said something along the lines of 'There's a lot of hope he might endorse Ron Paul' and my wife, who doesn't pay nearly as much attention to politics as I do, instantly responded: "Well, he basically just did without mentioning him by name." It was clear as day to her.

Do you have a link? Looked for it and couldn't find it.

[Eryxis]

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It almost seems as if this is a personal thing for you Gunny.... hmm

[tbone717]

If this guy runs for Senate vs Graham, I suspect we could get many of the RPF members fully behind him and work out butts off for him.

[Sola_Fide]

its a shame, that whole sanford ordeal. he coulda helped too.

Yep. Shows how important our oaths are in life. It convicts me!:(

[georgiaboy]

euphoria.

[Cdawg45]

I've been following him on FB, he's been saying great positive stuff about RP. Everyone go like his page:

https://www.facebook.com/senatortomdavis


This needs its own thread. ;)

Agree. Let's flex our muscles...We need to make it clear that being on our team is good for business...

[nobody's_hero]

If this guy runs for Senate vs Graham, I suspect we could get many of the RPF members fully behind him and work out butts off for him.

Certainly. He'd be a huge improvement over Senator Graham. When is Lindsey up for re-election?

K, just checked, Graham is up for re-election in 2014.

[JJ2]

Everyone's celebrating like this is a U.S. Senator--it's only a state Senator. Not gonna have a huge impact on surging poll numbers.

[bbwarfield]

it will in South Carolina.... he's a tea party darling type thing. Correct me if I'm wrong but he is much more popular than Nikki Haley down here

[trey4sports]

Everyone's celebrating like this is a U.S. Senator--it's only a state Senator. Not gonna have a huge impact on surging poll numbers.


in most cases you'd be right, but dude holds a lot of sway in S.C.

He was listed as having the second most sway in the state aside from Demint, and ahead of Haley.

[Schiff_FTW]

Everyone's celebrating like this is a U.S. Senator--it's only a state Senator. Not gonna have a huge impact on surging poll numbers.

Looks like he's quite popular there.

http://www.fitsnews.com/2011/08/27/sc-2012-courting-tom-davis/


Closer to home, though, it’s looking as though the endorsement of S.C. Sen. Tom Davis – who is widely-presumed to be Graham’s future U.S. Senate opponent in 2014 – is almost as coveted as the blessing of DeMint (and perhaps even more coveted than the blessing of Haley, whose approval ratings are in the toilet).




Earlier this week, the Hilton Head Island Packet did a story on the efforts being undertaken by several 2012 candidates to land Davis’ endorsement.

“That presidential candidates are courting Davis personally — treatment typically reserved for governors and Statehouse officers — is a measure of his growing influence among South Carolina conservatives,” the Packet noted.

The fact that someone like this would be willing to stick his neck out for Ron Paul could be a game-changer in South Carolina.

[bbwarfield]

http://www.zimbio.com/Ron+Paul/articles/nvIPnV9j1-k/Ron+Paul+Tea+Party+Endorsement+Expected+South well.... some perspective... but shows we are not just wishfull thinking ; )

[cindy25]

can he bring in the Sanford's?

[bbwarfield]

Sanford is actually listed as influential in this state.... more so to paul leaners. Despite his fall from grace most people loved his conservative views. He would probably be running if it wasnt for his hiking trip on the Appalachian trail on "hike naked day"

[thoughtomator]

I now have Senator Davis following my twitter feed... anyone got a message they want me to pass on?

[surf]

didn't Sanford pull a Romney last time? and he says he can't while working for fox


see below

Ron Paul has been the only candidate stand up alone most of my adult life.... I'm just glad hes not standing alone anymore : )
me too

[bbwarfield]

i'm just hoping they are not getting us to hype up how great it is to be endorsed by him so when it goes to the establishment candidate we all go "who cares" which tehy will do once it goes to Paul. They know they need us to stay in the rank and file and more importantly they know we are more ideologically pure.... meaning we don't tend to be "whoever gets him is a true conservative" and then when he goes a different way scream "sell out"... he'd be a big thing for us.... but if Ron could sit in the living room with every american and talk to them that would be the best.... i don't care about the surrogates... Ron Paul has been the only candidate stand up alone most of my adult life.... I'm just glad hes not standing alone anymore : )

[Mark37snj]

WHAOH a comment below the article says that the Herman Cain Forum is now officially supporting Ron Paul. I hit the forum website he linked and it appears to be true. Can someone verify this? Here is the post

"Mike Frank · Works at Self Employed Entrepreneur
As the senior admin of Herman Cain Forums now that Herman has suspended his campaign our forum hereby endorses congressman Ron Paul for President 2012. You can view our full written endorsement on the www.hermancainforums.com home page."

EDIT: I looked at the dates of the posts and it appears this occured in December, OOPS guess I missed that one. Everyone is entitled to one Rick Perry moment. :D

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Let's see if they can do that for more than just another neocon.

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[MrTudo]

Why is the speculation that he will support Dr Paul and not one of the other......clowns? Has he said anything or is there a history? Please tell me so I can jump up and down

[GraspingForPeace]

Why is the speculation that he will support Dr Paul and not one of the other......clowns? Has he said anything or is there a history? Please tell me so I can jump up and down

He has been praising Paul for the past few days and if you look at what his facebook says: "In the next few days, I'm going to announce support for the one candidate in the race for president who has consistently stood for taxpayers- one who has a plan to balance the budget RIGHT NOW."

Notice the word consistent? Plus Paul is the only one with a real plan, so... It is him, celebrate.

[lx43]

Good I hope others in my state delegation will follow suit.

[schiffheadbaby]

lx43,

can we email other reps and hope to win them over?

Do you know any in particular that might be willing to endorse?

[Bergie Bergeron]

Jack Hunter should be flooding the media since he's from SC.

[jax]

has there been any mention of this from the media? will there be when it officially happens?

[lx43]

lx43,

can we email other reps and hope to win them over?

Do you know any in particular that might be willing to endorse?

Mick Mulvaney might be a good choice he was against the Real ID while in the SC Senate, but he doesn't agree with RP FP.

[lasenorita]

Why is the speculation that he will support Dr Paul and not one of the other......clowns? Has he said anything or is there a history? Please tell me so I can jump up and down

Learn more about him on his website Senator Tom Davis: Individual liberty. Economic freedom. Future prosperity. (http://senatortomdavis.com/) :)

Check out @senatortomdavis on Twitter (http://twitter.com/senatortomdavis).

People are excited that it's Ron Paul he's leaning towards because of recent tweets and retweets like:


Cut the crony capitalism. Politicians aren't investment brokers. Government exists to protect individual liberty.


Yes. Paul's plan to drastically reduce the size of government and increase individual liberty should be embraced by the GOP.


RT: I think Ron Paul is the only candidate that actually fights for the American people.

It could be Santorum, but …



“The Tea Party energy here in South Carolina isn’t around social issues, it’s around the size of government and fiscal issues,” Davis told The Fiscal Times. “And the attacks on Rick Santorum, it seems to me, make it difficult for him to attract that vote.”


— from Stop Romney Forces’ Last Chance: South Carolina (http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/01/11/Stop-Romney-Forces-Last-Chance-South-Carolina.aspx#page2)



Couldn't be Mitt Romney:


I am not a fan of Mitt Romney's, but Newt Gingrich is way off base with this particular criticism.

Or I guess Gingrich for that matter.

I haven't heard anything about Rick Perry. Although he has taken kindly to Paul on some issues, he isn't exactly someone who's been advocating for sound money. Put another way:



"He [Rick Perry] doesn't speak in paragraphs, he barely speaks in sentences," said South Carolina state Sen. Tom Davis, one of the state's most prominent conservatives who is uncommitted in the presidential races.


— from 5 things to look for in GOP debate (http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/12/politics/gop-debate-5-things/index.html)



The most telling clue? He retweeted:


RT @senatortomdavis: I just enrolled in a course offered by the Mises Academy on Ludwig von Mises’ classic work, "Theory of Money &... http://t.co/B6PS81AR

He doesn't just seem to be a supporter — he may be a true believer of Austrian ideas. I guess we'll find out soon enough … ;):D

[PastaRocket848]

The story leaked this morning. He's announcing Sunday supposedly. I wouldn't be surprised to see demint follow afterwards. Jack hunter did write a chapter in his most we book and he's been talking nicely about Paul lately. No guarantee, but a possibility.

Davis is pretty much confirmed, though, unless the article was bs.

[HOLLYWOOD]

It could be Santorum, but …

“The Tea Party energy here in South Carolina isn’t around social issues, it’s around the size of government and fiscal issues,” Davis told The Fiscal Times. “And the attacks on Rick Santorum, it seems to me, make it difficult for him to attract that vote.”


— from Stop Romney Forces’ Last Chance: South Carolina (http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/01/11/Stop-Romney-Forces-Last-Chance-South-Carolina.aspx#page2)







Santorum has changed his rhetoric... in today's townhall in Duncan, SC, sounded like he stole almost every economic policy from Ron Paul. Big crowd for frothy, even sniped @ Ron without mentioning his name and associated him with Obama on cutting defense