Hotline Sort: What About Bob?
Welcome back to Hotline Sort. Day two of CPAC is set to kick off, with speeches by Romney and Walker in the works. Meanwhile, Hoekstra takes down his controversial ad from his website while Menendez wades into the Obama administration's controversial contraception decision. Here's today's rundown:
6) Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra's campaign has removed his controversial ad from his website.
5) Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., is co-sponsoring a bill that would immediately approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, the Billings Gazette reports. In Montana, it's a smart political play, even if the bill does not ultimately pass.
4) Today is day two of CPAC, and Hotline On Call will continue to provide dispatches from the conference. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will headline the evening session with a 7:30 speech. The governor, who faces an all-but-certain recall election is expected to receive a very warm reception -- and the speech is another opportunity for him to pitch his policies before a national audience.
3) On Thursday, we explored the ways some Democratic Senate contenders are navigating the Obama Administration's recent mandate that certain religious organizations offer contraceptive service coverage in their insurance plans. Republican Joe Kyrillos is trying to make the decision an issue in his race against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. Here's what Menendez adviser Brad Lawrence had to say to the Bergen Record,cautioning that the statement is not intended to convey that Menendez supports the measure:
"Senator Menendez believes this debate is fundamentally about equal access to healthcare for all women. He strongly believes that every woman has the right to be able to access affordable contraceptive services as part of her overall health care services if she chooses," said Lawrence, adding Menendez "also believes we can ensure that right without infringing on religious beliefs."
2) Rick Santorum is stepping his offensive game against Mitt Romney, saying he is playing "gotcha politics."
1) Romney will be delivering a closely-watched speech at CPAC today, trying to woo conservatives who have remained lukewarm towards his campaign. The New York Times:
Mr. Romney plans to use his speech to highlight his social and conservative credentials even as he contrasts his own leadership style with that of Mr. Obama and his Republican rivals, aides said. He will also push back against attacks -- like those that have come from Newt Gingrich and Mr. Santorum -- that he is a moderate.
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