Poor Minnesota Republicans, they thought they were going to see the stars of their party, but now everybody is bailing:
Nine of 12 targeted Republicans running in the most competitive Senate races this fall are either skipping the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn., or have not decided whether to attend.
Among those who will not attend are Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, who is not close to presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona, and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who is a McCain loyalist. Stevens and Collins will use the convention week to focus on their campaigns.
Also sending regrets is former Rep. Bob Schaffer of Colorado, running for the seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Wayne Allard.
Six others — Sens. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, John Sununu of New Hampshire, Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and Gordon Smith of Oregon and challengers John Kennedy of Louisiana and Rep. Steve Pearce of New Mexico are still on the fence. Their spokesman offered responses ranging from “there are no plans yet” to “no decisions have been made.”
Norm Coleman, on the other hand, has to attend because his landlord, Jeff Larson, is a convention big-wig. Wouldn’t want to anger his buddy and put his sweet-heart deal at risk.
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They really ARE staying home?
Maybe the lack of participation in this thread says they just ain’t going anywhere?
Suits me fine.
I see from today’s Strib - they will have to look at more bridges than pat themselves on the back
during photo ops, over the one that tragically fell. A 6 x 9 chunk fell on another overpass?
Our infrastructure is crumbling before our eyes. Neglect will do that.
OR can we expect private companies to pick up the tab for the repairs? Perhaps the oil companies?