Many incumbent Republicans are avoiding the Republican National Convention in fear of being associated with the Republican party:
[Pat] Roberts joins a handful of vulnerable Senate Republicans who have flatly said they will not attend the convention, including Susan Collins of Maine, Gordon Smith of Oregon, Ted Stevens of Alaska, and Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina.
Two other vulnerable Republicans — New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu and Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker — have yet to announce if they will attend.
Our Norm Coleman? Well, he wouldn’t be attending either if it wasn’t in his own backyard:
“So I think those who come here will have an extraordinary time. But the colleagues who don’t come are staying at home only because they have tough races. If the convention wasn’t in St. Paul, I wouldn’t be at the convention,” Coleman said.
See the full story at MPR: “Attending RNC may be difficult for embattled candidates.”
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Well, havin’ the Chair of the Host Committee bein’ involved in a property tax scandal, and the Host Senator bein’ involved in rent and utilities scandal, isn’t real appealing for GOPers facing tough re-election campaigns.
Then again, bein’ in The Party Of Abramoff (which is one reason GOP now stands for GreedOverPrinciples) makes it tough.
But hey - these guys and gals you just mentioned are smart enough to recognize the “Republican” party brand has been trashed; why associate yourself at an event that is only going to highlight (“lowlight”?) the Culture Of Corruption?
Does this mean we can look forward to the return of the “Independent-Republican” brand?