http://www.drafthaley.com/
I missed the appearance on Fox, and I can't find it online, but here is a piece of Robert Novak's commentary on it.
Gov. Haley Barbour went on Fox News Channel as primary returns came in Tuesday night and suggested the time was near to stop the contest and accept McCain as the winner.
...Barbour was following the GOP tradition of closing ranks once it becomes obvious who will be nominated.
So, who wants to draft Haley back to Washington?
They can take him, I'm sure his "charm" will be more appreciated there. Plus he can go back to not having a Southern accent.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first "draft" effort I've ever seen with a budget.
All the original signers of the petition at the website were from Georgia and DC which I found interesting. (not a Mississippi home grown effort)
Anybody know who Joshua W. Jones is?
I'll sign the petition.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he has been trying to get this thing going since Oct.
ReplyDeleteIt was a free blog for a while. I saw it last year before the election. Or, at least that blog I think came out of some folks in Iowa. But I don't know when you heard him speak when he was in Washington, but he has always had a Southern accent. Just watch clips of him as RNC Chairman. Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDDcSeDnD4E
ReplyDeleteYeah, like McCain wants Foghorn Leghorn for his running mate. Please take him. I would love to see Haley debate someone like Obama, Clinton, or Edwards in the VP debates. I know he is very savvy, but he would not be the verbal match for any of those in today's political climate. Edwards would eat his lunch on the Katrina blood-sucking issues.
ReplyDeleteFrom a political standpoint, what would he bring?
ReplyDeleteThe catfish vote? Zing!
Mississippi is red (unless Obama gets the nod and then the 1/3 black population may change things).
But he brings nothing.
No luck finding a profile of J.W. Jones on the internet. It seems likely Aaron Ronsheim is the director of communications for an outfit called Election Mall Technologies. Election Mall doesn't seem to be a major player, at least as far as I can tell.
ReplyDeleteI saw a few Mississippians on the list, but no one I recognized.
I think it's hilarious that the Atlanta J-C reported on them Dec. 19, and in the six weeks since then, they've only managed to collect 123 signatures.
I agree that this doesn't look like a home-grown effort.
On an unrelated note, when will that freakin' Mike Huckabee go away? I'll go out on a limb and predict that if he's still in when we vote, he's going to carry Mississippi by a pretty significant margin.
I doubt they'll reach the thousands they want unless they actually do have a Barbour sized television budget.
ReplyDeleteI actually like Huckabee more than McCrazy.
I wouldn't go that far, but I definitely like Huckabee more than Romney or Paul. He would win the Republican side of the "candidate I would most like to have a drink with" test, though in his case I'm guessing the drink in question would need to be non-alcoholic (which I can certainly respect, as a former teetotaller and someone who has had maybe two or three drinks in the past year).
ReplyDeleteIn theory, Haley brings money, the ultra-conservatives, and possibly the South. I haven't seen any polls lately on how Obama or Clinton would fare in the South, but nationally, more Democrats are voting than Republicans in all the primaries/caucuses, and that is causing some serious panic.
ReplyDeleteHowever, some argue that McCain would need someone young and vibrant to compete against the appeal Obama has garnered.