August 10th, 2009
“Organizing For America,” which is President Obama’s permanent campaign, sent me an e-mail Sunday, urging me to visit my congressman, Don Manzullo, a Republican, and urge him to support health care reform, which the White House is now calling insurance reform.
They told me:
“All this week, OFA members like you will be stopping by local congressional offices to show our support for insurance reform. You can have a quick conversation with the local staff, tell your personal story, or even just drop off a customized flyer and say that reform matters to you.
“We’ll provide everything you need: the address, phone number, and open hours for the office, information about how the health care crisis affects your state for you to drop off (with the option of adding your personal story), and a step-by-step guide for your visit.
“According to our records, you live near Rep. Don Manzullo’s office in Rockford, IL. “
January 22nd, 2008
Congressman Don Manzullo, R-Egan, will not immediately endorse another presidential candidate now that Fred Thompson has officially quit the race.
Manzullo was an early-on supporter of the former Tennessee senator and Hollywood actor, but Thompson never captured the imagination of enough voters to catch-on. He certainly didn’t act like an enthused candidate. Thompson without a script to read turned out to be a very boring guy.
Manzullo, first elected in 1992 and a candidate for re-election, will be neutral on the presidential race for the time being, said Rich Carter, his spokesman.
“He’s going to take some time to evaluate the economic policies and records of the remaining candidates,” Carter said Tuesday afternoon.
So, who’s remaining? Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Thompson’s withdrawal could help Mitt, and it could also help Huck. I’m not sure Giuliani is really in the race, certainly he will be out of it if he doesn’t win Florida, the only place he’s been campaigning.
Right now it’s basically McCain, Romney, Huckabee race in the GOP.
Yes, I know Ron Paul, the white collar anarchist, is also a Republican candidate. While he has no chance of winning the nomination, he will eventually affect the outcome because at some point his supporters will migrate to other candidates.
