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Romney raises Austin money for Cornyn
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, juiced his already-bulging campaign kitty Friday with a fund-raiser in Austin featuring Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who might prove to be Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential choice.
Word is that Romney has a reunion of Texas donors in Houston on Friday night, to be followed by an event raising money for McCain’s campaign on Saturday.
U.S. Reps. John Carter, R-Round Rock, and Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, were among the 45 people at the event at Austin’s Headliners Club, helping the campaign raise about $50,000.
Kevin McLaughlin, Cornyn’s campaign spokesman, said: “We’re always looking for creative ways to raise money. We are not shy about asking people for money.”
I wondered if former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the Republican who outlasted Romney in the presidential race, is next up for a private shindig with Cornyn. He’s not.
Tony Gray, a spokesman for the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, state Rep. Rick Noriega, was unaware of Romney pausing to help Cornyn. “More evidence that his machine is out there moving and working,” Gray said.
Gray said the blogosphere has gone nuts over a new poll suggesting Cornyn is barely ahead of Noriega. Peek at it here.
McLaughlin said he was “flummoxed/dumbfounded/perplexed” by some of the poll results including an indication that Noriega is better known in Texas than Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
“I find it hard to take a poll seriously conducted by Daily Kos that finds a state representative in Texas is better known than Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton,” McLaughlin said.
Gray said there was no intent to cut the Texas press out of a national conference call Noriega’s campaign did to tout the poll at midday Friday. The campaign’s new strategic communications firm sent out notice of the call from a national press list, he said.
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By Joseph Pergler
June 12, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this
Romney continues to show his true character. While other former candidates go back to their self-indulgences, Romney works tirelessly to support those whose values & principles are consistent with his own. McCain would be a fool not to bring Romney into an important position within his administration (whether VP or not, McCain need Romney around).
By Helen J Rouse
May 26, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this
I was thrilled when I heard that Romney was on the trail again! It’s too bad he’s not running for President now because he has shown that he does have many years of experience & the know-how to bring real change to America for the better!Those who oppose Romney because of his religious background are showing their ignorance! I pray that he will be our next Vice President because he is a man of integrity & honor. God bless Mitt Romney & his family!
By Ada McLaren
May 24, 2008 1:08 AM | Link to this
It’s good to hear that Romney is still going strong. I am waiting for him to be selected as VP. And I will be voting for him in 2012.
By Gary Chidester
May 23, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this
I have invented something that should be worth over $20 million a year in profit. I want Gov. Romney to take this invention and recoup what money of his own he put into his Presidential Campaign. Mitt Romney is an exceptional American. A man to whom I will vote for as either President or Vice President in our upcoming election. I attended 7 of his meetings in Iowa in 2007 and one in January of this year. He is God’s Man for our Time!
By Lori
May 9, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
Loved the comment about Huckabee not invited. Romney clearly is preferred for raising campaign cash. He raised more than any Republican candidate. He has know-how and Cornyn recognizes who is the face of the party future. Its Romney. He’s a good man, working hard for others.