Sanford won’t endorse…didn’t they already leak that out?
In case you missed it last week when the Governor’s Office once again leaked out information to their Spokesman before the MSM (like the time they said Jake Knotts has a illegitimate black child and the time they leaked news about Chief Stewart’s resignation) , Governor Mark Sanford won’t endorse any presidential candidate.
Unlike our Governor’s Office, Clyburn’s office has been a little more tight lipped.
Here’s Robert Behre’s story from the Post and Courier:
Clyburn, Sanford won’t publicly support any presidential hopefuls
Two of South Carolina’s biggest political heavyweights said they will remain on the sidelines during the upcoming presidential primaries, but for very different reasons.
U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said he has all but made up his mind who he will vote for, and he said staying out of the fray is hard. Still, he plans to do just that to preserve South Carolina’s future as an early primary state.
Meanwhile, Gov. Mark Sanford said he also plans to remain on the fence, but his reasons are more personal in nature. He said hitting the campaign trail on behalf of a presidential hopeful would take too much time from his work as governor and from his family.
As the state’s most prominent black politician, Clyburn’s endorsement could prove pivotal in what’s shaping up here as a close Democratic contest between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama — both of whom have aggressively courted the black vote.
As governor, Sanford is the state’s most visible Republican to not jump in.
Asked Friday if he planned to remain neutral, he replied, “You never say never in the world of politics, but essentially I’ve said never.”
Sanford said he has had pleasant visits with several of the candidates, and he said the closeness of the race — no fewer than six GOP hopefuls have polled above 10 percent at times — is a reflection of the party’s lingering turmoil following its nationwide basting in the 2006 elections.
“I think this unrest, this inability of the Republican electorate to lock in behind one candidate, is a function as much as anything of the times that we’re in, and the degree of frustration that conservatives have felt with the Republican Party in general, as it is where any of the candidates are,” he said.
Unlike Clyburn, Sanford said he hasn’t made up his mind. “I’m probably as undecided as everyone else,” he said. “I think there is something interesting going on out there which is a whole lot of soul searching by people in the conservative movement and by Republicans.”
South Carolina’s Democrats, who were some of the few nationwide unable to capitalize on the nation’s dissatisfaction with Republicans, hope to rebuild their party by relying on early presidential primaries to identify and energize their base.
Clyburn said if he were to weigh in during the presidential campaign, that could make national Democrats more hostile to the state’s early status.
December 23rd, 2007 at 8:12 pm
We get it already. Fits news is the governors office, palmetto scoop is rick quinn/john McCain, SCHotline is Fred Thompson and yall are completely unaffiliated despite being on the payroll for Romney and Tompkins. Your phony attempts to pin crap on those people are a hypocritical joke. Actually your worse than all them.
December 23rd, 2007 at 11:54 pm
Sanford has managed to keep his name in the papers constantly just by saying he won’t do something…that he certainly could if he wants. Whether you like Sanford or not, you gotta admit that he has a first class press operation. He is a total failure as governor, but his strategy of never spending his “political capital” (and in doing so screwing SC) has kept him floating high in the polls.
But as his chance to “go national” comes closer, scandals are looming and problems are popping up for Sanford. There are several audits of his agencies, the public is becoming aware of his secret nonprofits that are collecting MILLION of undisclosed and unregulated dollars from out of state rich people, and claims of “unjust enrichment” are being investigated by several journalist in SC. It is assumed by some that as the national press corp begins to look at these issues, Sanford may find himself with a rocky road ahead.
December 24th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Yep, sorta.
You forgot that Adam Piper works for SCHotline and Mike Huckabee.
Completely unaffiliated? Everyone knows who I work for. I’ve NEVER tried to hide it. But, I am not on the payroll of any political campaign. Don’t believe me? Look it up. It’s all public.
Merry Christmas to you too.
December 24th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
At least you can say this about the GOP blog presence in this state – it’s pretty clear where everyone’s loyalties lie. Now, if the governor would just get off his ass and tell Folks who to endorse.
Oh, that’s right – since Giuliani’s poll numbers hit the skids, he has to hold out and wait to figure out who to, well, seduce for a VP spot.
December 25th, 2007 at 1:20 am
Oh – one more thing. Remember how Clyburn endorsed Kerry in ‘04? That didn’t seem to make a damn bit of difference, as the state went for Edwards. Clyburn has his fingers in more pies than he lets on, and that’s why he’s not endorsing anyone.