McCain Launches Attack Effort in NH

Arizona Senator and presidential hopeful John McCain issued a direct mail piece this week to further chip away at Governor Mitt Romney's front-runner status in New Hampshire.

McCain's mailer paints Romney as someone who can't be trusted and who has flip-flopped on many issues, highlighting in this piece his change on illegal immigration. Romney has held a lead in New Hampshire, but in recent weeks his lead has dwindled at the site of the nation's first primary. Romney also lost his lead in Iowa to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

Will McCain's effort help his own numbers in the New Hampshire polls?

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McCain Launches Attack Effort in NH

Arizona Senator and presidential candidate John McCain launched direct mail attack against Governor Mitt Romney in an effort to chip away further at Romney's front-runner status in New Hampshire.

McCain's mailpiece paints Romney as someone who can't be trusted and who flip-flopped on many issues and highlights his change on illegal immigration. Romney holds a strong lead in New Hampshire, the site of the nation's first primary, but in recent weeks he has lost some of his momentum there along with losing his lead in Iowa to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

Will McCain's effort to tell the truth about Governor Romney also help him in gaining groun in the NH polls?

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Special Elections in VA-01 and OH-05

Voters will head to the polls today in Virginia's 1st district to replace the late Rep. JoAnn Davis. There are three candidates for the race-- a Republican, a Democrat and an Independent. Unfortunately the Republican candidate, who has the strongest chance of winning in this solid Republican district, is a staunch conservative on social issues and more.

The same goes in Ohio's 5th district, where voters will choice between a far-right conservative and a Democrat to replace the late Rep. Paul Gillmor. This district is rated R+10 on the PVI scale. Certainly, had a moderate Republican been the GOP candidate, they would still have enough support to win in the general election.

If our moderate majority is to expand in the next session of Congress, we must have strong candidates who are willing to fight for the real Republican principles and stand up to the extreme faction of the GOP who is attempting to make our Party into one of extremists.

Romney to Give Speech on Mormon Fatih

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will deliver a speech this morning on his Mormon faith and confront many of his critics who believe his faith is a detriment to his presidential aspirations.

Romney's speech will take place at the George H.W. Bush presidential library in Texas. Romney will say that no candidate should be rejected because of his religion and that, "Given our grand tradition of religious tolerance and liberty, some wonder whether there are any questions regarding an aspiring candidate’s religion that are appropriate. “I believe there are. And I will answer them today.’’

For more on what to expect from Romney's speech, click here.

Giuliani and Norquist Exchange Letters

Rudy Giuliani's campaign yesterday released an exchange of letters between Mayor Giuliani and Grover Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform. During last week's YouTube/CNN debate, Norquist asked the candidates whether, as president, they would oppose and veto any tax increase. Giuliani's response was "yes".

In what seems to be an endorsement, though not blatantly stated as such by Mr. Norquist, he has thrown his support behimd Giuliani's campaign by saying,

"I am grateful to you for highlighting your tremendous record of pro-growth tax policy as mayor of New York City. By cutting taxes 23 times in New York, you
saved New York City taxpayers more than $9 billion in taxes and lowered the tax
burden to the lowest it had been in decades. As you've said on the campaign
trail, these tax cuts worked and because of them New York City's economy has
flourished."

To read Norquist's letter in full, click here.