Mitt Romney is busy on the campaign trail this week – starting in Iowa where he impressed several journalists by attracting almost 600 people to two meet and greet events and then traveling down to South Carolina yesterday.
While in South Carolina, he announced the endorsement of two more supporters of his campaign: former SC Governor Jim Edwards and former US Rep from SC Tommy Hartnett.
Edwards was elected governor in 1974 and was the first GOP Governor in SC since Reconstruction. He later served as Energy Secretary under Ronald Reagan. Hartnett represented SC’s 1st District from 1981 to 1987 and was the first Republican to serve a full term in that seat since the end of Reconstruction as well.
The big question from SC, of course, is who Mark Sanford is going to endorse. In 2000, it was John McCain, but so far this campaign season he has said he is keeping his options open.
January 30th, 2007 at 11:27 am
What happens if an endorsed candidate doesn’t get the nominations? What
did Sanford do back in 2000 with McCain? Did Sanford go ahead and support
Bush in the general election against Gore?
January 30th, 2007 at 11:29 am
The most disappointing thing about South Carolina is Mark Sanford’s announcement earlier this year that he had run his last campaign. He’s absolute rock-star in the party (only 46 years old), and seems to have abandoned political life. Whoevr he endorses, he’d be a real boon in the VP slot.
January 30th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Matt,
If Sanford doesn’t endorse McCain, I will give you $10.
January 30th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
[...] folks over at Race 4 2008 provide information on Romney’s recently received endorsements: 1) South Carolina Endorsements – Former SC Governor Jim Edwards and former SC Congressman Tommy Hartnett 2) Iowa Endorsements: [...]
January 31st, 2007 at 2:08 pm
[...] Fred Thys of WBUR in Boston recaps Mitt’s most recent journey to the Palmetto State, which included the announcement of a few more SC endorsements. [...]