Romney Announces Nat'l Finance Team, Including Ted Welch
Hours after his predecessor was sworn in, Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney released a list of major Republican donors who have agreed to help him raise millions for his presidential campaign.
Several people on the list have been public supporters of Romney's for a while, like Jon Huntsman, Sr., the developer and father of Utah's governor, John Miller, the founder of the National Beef Backing Company, John Rakolta Jr., chair of the largest homebuilding corporation in the Midwest, and eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a billionaire.
But one new name stands out: Ted Welch, the Tennessee investment banker who masterminded Sen. Lamar Alexander's (R-TN) $20 million haul in 1996 and who, since he the RNC's finance chair in 1977, has been one of the party's most proficient and generous fundraisers.
Welch was courted by a bevy of Republican presidential candidates after ex-Maj. Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) decided not to run. He reportedly was upset that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) backed Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) for the post of minority whip instead of Alexander.
Another major figure in Republican party finance circles is Mel Sembler, a former ambassador to Italy. Sembler is also a former RNC finance chair and was for six year the RNC's national committee man from Florida, meaning that he's on a first-name basis with virtually every single major Republican donor in the money-rich state.
Also on the list: Mark Guzzetta, a Florida developer who is close to the Bush family, and to ex-FL Gov. Jeb Bush, in particular, and Tom Tellefsen, a Bush Pioneer who is president of Tellefsen investments in CA.
On Monday, dozens of Romney's closest friends will take over a ballroom in South Boston and spend the day dialing for donors. Several Republican donors said Romney hopes to raise at least $30 million by the end of June. [MARC AMBINDER]
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Romney may be losing several members of his steering committee in Michigan; Christian Broadcast Network had this article the end of December. It is interesting to note ‘it is okay to evolve, but some seem to think this is major flip-flop material” It is major flip flop material.
“What I'm being told from a well placed source on the ground is that the representatives who may leave Romney are really questioning the legitimacy of his conservative credentials. Romney has always said he has evolved on these issues over the years, but these folks in Michigan think it's okay to evolve, but some of this seems to be major flip flop material, especially on the life issue where they point out how he's gone from pro-choice in 1994, to pro-life in 2000, to pro-choice in 2002 and now back to pro-life.”
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/79371.aspx
Mr. Romney wanted to be the next JFK, interesting considering the dislike Mr. Romney’s family had for the Kennedy family. This was part of the Romney family wanting to take Mass., show the Kennedy’s up. Now that Mitt did that, he flips to opinions which will win him the White House.
Maybe us less than elite can only watch the battle of the elites with dismay, but it is a far cry from the comfort of arm chair watching; when people of the right wing and left wing are used to their determent, which Mr. Romney is doing.
Back in Massachusetts: A survey taken of Massachusetts Republican’s by the University of New Hampshire stated Romney should NOT run for the office of President. Fifty three percent of Massachusetts Republican did not feel Romney should run, with only 29 percent of Mass Republicans supporting a Romney run for office. Being a governor of Massachusetts, and not carrying the Republican support is a red flag on the Romney run.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/1-03112005-461737.html
Sorry, but what is kimerikas?
Jane.
Sorry, but what is kimerikas?
Jane.
Sorry, but what is kimerikas?
Jane.