Mehlman promoting Topinka
Illinois Gubernatorial Race: Topinka gets a sign from top GOP leaders
The Sun-Times reported on November 24 and 25 that "top GOP leaders" in the national party recruited Topinka to run and are interferring in our STATE primary. As Lynn Sweet noted in her column:
"Privately, Mehlman, who managed the Bush-Cheney 2004 re-election campaign, huddled with state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, who on Wednesday officially jumps into the March 2006 GOP primary for governor....Mehlman's meeting with Topinka signals that GOP national leaders -- sensing blue state Democratic Illinois could turn red in the 2006 race for governor because of Blagojevich's many vulnerabilities -- may not stay neutral in the contest...Mehlman sought the time with Topinka. They discussed the primary, working on the assumption that everyone stays in the race...Worry about money was what almost kept Topinka from running. A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about how Topinka was probably not going to run because she felt that Mehlman's RNC and the Republican Governors Association were not making any firm financial commitments to her campaign. Alerted by the column that Topinka was serious about not getting in -- and concerned that polls showed other candidates facing a big uphill battle to defeat Blagojevich -- the White House, RNC and RGA sent Topinka the signs she wanted."
I was never a big fan of conservatives who use the mantra "states rights" (that phrase has been hijacked by too many racists), but in a very real sense, there is no reason why the national party should be trying to impose their will in a STATE primary. The office of governor of Illinois will not effect the makeup of the federal government. Add the fact that "national party leaders" only know Judy is the "sole GOP statewide official" in Illinois and are clueless about her "record" and potential to be IL equivlent of Jim Jeffords -- and we are looking at a disaster in the making.
I would hope the ICRC and like minded groups start a letter writing campaign to local, state AND federal Republican officials to let them know Judy Baar Topinka is UNACCEPTABLE to the party's base and WE WILL NOT VOTE FOR TOPINKA IN THE GENERAL ELECTION is she is the party nominee.
Right now I can only speak for myself, but the early murmuming I'm getting from fellow conservatives is about 90% of us will never stomach Judy in the general election.
Posted by WML
The Sun-Times reported on November 24 and 25 that "top GOP leaders" in the national party recruited Topinka to run and are interferring in our STATE primary. As Lynn Sweet noted in her column:
"Privately, Mehlman, who managed the Bush-Cheney 2004 re-election campaign, huddled with state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, who on Wednesday officially jumps into the March 2006 GOP primary for governor....Mehlman's meeting with Topinka signals that GOP national leaders -- sensing blue state Democratic Illinois could turn red in the 2006 race for governor because of Blagojevich's many vulnerabilities -- may not stay neutral in the contest...Mehlman sought the time with Topinka. They discussed the primary, working on the assumption that everyone stays in the race...Worry about money was what almost kept Topinka from running. A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about how Topinka was probably not going to run because she felt that Mehlman's RNC and the Republican Governors Association were not making any firm financial commitments to her campaign. Alerted by the column that Topinka was serious about not getting in -- and concerned that polls showed other candidates facing a big uphill battle to defeat Blagojevich -- the White House, RNC and RGA sent Topinka the signs she wanted."
I was never a big fan of conservatives who use the mantra "states rights" (that phrase has been hijacked by too many racists), but in a very real sense, there is no reason why the national party should be trying to impose their will in a STATE primary. The office of governor of Illinois will not effect the makeup of the federal government. Add the fact that "national party leaders" only know Judy is the "sole GOP statewide official" in Illinois and are clueless about her "record" and potential to be IL equivlent of Jim Jeffords -- and we are looking at a disaster in the making.
I would hope the ICRC and like minded groups start a letter writing campaign to local, state AND federal Republican officials to let them know Judy Baar Topinka is UNACCEPTABLE to the party's base and WE WILL NOT VOTE FOR TOPINKA IN THE GENERAL ELECTION is she is the party nominee.
Right now I can only speak for myself, but the early murmuming I'm getting from fellow conservatives is about 90% of us will never stomach Judy in the general election.
Posted by WML
posted by Jon Zahm at 11:00 AM
1 Comments:
I pledge that if Judy Barr Topikna is the Republican Party's candidate for Governor in 2006, and if local, state, and federal Republican officials support her, that not only will I not vote for her but I will never give the Repbulican party another penny or ounce of my support until they reform themselves.
>>I would hope the ICRC and like minded groups start a letter writing campaign to local, state AND federal Republican officials to let them know Judy Baar Topinka is UNACCEPTABLE to the party's base and WE WILL NOT VOTE FOR TOPINKA IN THE GENERAL ELECTION is she is the party nominee.
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