El Senador John Thune ha estado en Florida haciendo campaña por la elección de Rick Scott como Gobernador. Hasta ahora había estado apoyando sólo a candidatos al Senado, siempre tutelado por el National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (NRSCC). Esta vez su presencia ha sido reclamada por un candidato a Gobernador necesitado de ayuda. Han estado en el condado de Volusia, en la costa oriental de la península de la Florida, cerca de Daytona Beach, territorio demócrata.
Thune es el potencial candidato presidencial que más ha progresado en visibilidad en el último mes y medio -desde el reportaje del Weekly Standard. Un caso opuesto está siendo el de Mitch Daniels, que sigue concentrado en las elecciones locales de Indiana, con una mínima visibilidad nacional.
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miércoles, 27 de octubre de 2010
sábado, 23 de octubre de 2010
2012: Thune pronuncia el Weekly Republican Address
El Senador John Thune fue ayer el encargado de pronunciar la tradicional alocución semanal del Partido Republicano.
sábado, 16 de octubre de 2010
2012: Thune en Washington
El Senador John Thune estuvo ayer en el estado de Washington haciendo campaña por la elección del republicano Dino Rossi para el Senado. Peter Hamby (CNN) vuelve a interrogarle sobre sus ambiciones presidenciales. Rossi observa y escucha con paciencia.
jueves, 14 de octubre de 2010
2012: Thune en Colorado
El Senador John Thune, de Dakota del Sur, se ha dejado ver esta semana en los suburbios de Denver, Colorado, para participar en un rally de campaña en favor del candidato republicano al Senado, Ken Buck. La visita forma parte de una gira que de aquí al 2 de noviembre le llevará por seis estados con elecciones senatoriales competitivas. Thune cuenta con importantes contactos en Colorado, ya que el actual presidente del partido en el estado, Dick Wadhams, fue el campaign manager de su triunfal campaña contra Tom Daschle en 2004.
jueves, 30 de septiembre de 2010
2012: Thune en C-Span; se coloca tercero en Intrade
Otra entrevista del Senador John Thune (R - Dakota del Sur). Esta vez en el programa Newsmakers de C-Span. Se emitirá el domingo pero ya tenemos un avance. Vuelven a preguntarle sobre el 2012. El reportaje del Weekly Standard ha lanzado a Thune en el circuito mediático y empieza a recoger los frutos por ejemplo en el mercado de predicciones Intrade.com donde el Senador ocupa ya el tercer lugar, y a punto de superar a Palin en el segundo -Romney sigue siendo el favorito.
miércoles, 29 de septiembre de 2010
2012: Thune entrevistado por Mike Allen (Politico)
Mike Allen (Politico.com) le pregunta sobre economía, midterms y 2012. Os dejo la parte en la que habla de sus ambiciones presidenciales. Más videos aquí.
martes, 28 de septiembre de 2010
2012: Thune podría anunciar en febrero-marzo
El Senador John Thune (R - Dakota del Sur) pasará una parte importante de las últimas semanas de campaña fuera de su estado. Está previsto que recaude fondos y haga campaña para varios candidatos republicanos al Senado: Pat Toomey en Pennsylvania, Ken Buck en Colorado, Dino Rossi en Washington, Dan Coats en Indiana, y Ron Johnson en Wisconsin. No hay en principio programada ninguna visita a Iowa o New Hampshire. Los días que pase en Dakota del Sur los dedicará más a ayudar a Kristi Noem, candidata republicana a la Cámara de Representantes, que a hacer campaña para su reelección.
Preguntado sobre cuándo anunciará su candidatura presidencial, vuelve a ser concreto en su respuesta. Se supone que habla de anuncio formal. Antes vendría la fase exploratoria.
(...) U.S. Sen. John Thune said Monday that he will decide by next spring whether to run for president in 2012.
“I wouldn’t anticipate anything being formalized until sometime next year,” the South Dakota Republican said. “If I decided I was serious about that, I’d be looking at a winter-spring time frame.”
Thune tries to downplay his presidential prospects but admits that there would be worse places for him to begin a campaign than the neighboring state of Iowa: He would go in with name recognition and feel comfortable in a state where agriculture is prominent and Midwest values familiar.
“I try not to get ahead of myself in talking about it. But if you were to game something out, that would be a big part of it,” he said of the benefits of the Iowa caucuses. “I think you could run more of a retail campaign there, which is more my style, anyway.” (...)
Preguntado sobre cuándo anunciará su candidatura presidencial, vuelve a ser concreto en su respuesta. Se supone que habla de anuncio formal. Antes vendría la fase exploratoria.
(...) U.S. Sen. John Thune said Monday that he will decide by next spring whether to run for president in 2012.
“I wouldn’t anticipate anything being formalized until sometime next year,” the South Dakota Republican said. “If I decided I was serious about that, I’d be looking at a winter-spring time frame.”
Thune tries to downplay his presidential prospects but admits that there would be worse places for him to begin a campaign than the neighboring state of Iowa: He would go in with name recognition and feel comfortable in a state where agriculture is prominent and Midwest values familiar.
“I try not to get ahead of myself in talking about it. But if you were to game something out, that would be a big part of it,” he said of the benefits of the Iowa caucuses. “I think you could run more of a retail campaign there, which is more my style, anyway.” (...)
sábado, 25 de septiembre de 2010
2012: John Thune portada del Weekly Standard
El Senador John Thune (R - Dakota del Sur) es la portada del próximo número del Weekly Standard, probablemente la revista más influyente en círculos republicanos. Dentro un extenso artículo de 11 páginas que incluye conversaciones con él en las que deja entrever que se presenta a Presidente.
miércoles, 15 de septiembre de 2010
2012: John Thune no desmiente
El Senador John Thune, de Dakota del Sur, hoy en el programa de Don Imus.
(...) Imus: Probablemente ya te pregunté alguna otra vez si vas a presentarte o no a Presidente. ¿Qué me dijiste?
Thune: (risas) Probablemente te dije -- no recuerdo qué te dije entonces -- pero probablemente lo mismo que te diré ahora, lo que es ahora mismo, como todo el mundo, estoy concentrado en estas midterms. Creo que lo mejor que puedo hacer, Imus, para ayudar a cambiar la dirección de este país es ayudar a elegir más republicanos para el Senado. Así que en eso ha estado mi atención.
Imus: Si no te presentaras dirías "no, no voy a presentarme." Como pregunté al Gobernador Chris Christie, del que soy un gran fan... pregunté a Christie si se presentaba. Él me miró fíjamente a los ojos, y dijo "no, no me voy a presentar. Eso no va a ocurrir." Pero tú no estás diciendo eso.
Thune: (risas) Bueno, no hago ninguna declaración definitiva, ninguna declaración Shermanesca*. Lo que estoy diciendo es que, ahora mismo, todo republicano que ocupa un cargo en este país y que está en posición de hacerlo debería salir para cambiar la situación.... (...)
*Declaración Shermanesca: es una declaración clara y directa de un candidato indicando que no se presentará a unas elecciones. El término viene de unas palabras pronunciadas por el General William Sherman cuando estaba siendo considerado como posible candidato republicano a la Presidencia en 1884. Sherman rechazó la candidatura diciendo "no aceptaré la nominación si soy nominado y no serviré si soy elegido."
Está claro que John Thune se presenta.
(...) Imus: Probablemente ya te pregunté alguna otra vez si vas a presentarte o no a Presidente. ¿Qué me dijiste?
Thune: (risas) Probablemente te dije -- no recuerdo qué te dije entonces -- pero probablemente lo mismo que te diré ahora, lo que es ahora mismo, como todo el mundo, estoy concentrado en estas midterms. Creo que lo mejor que puedo hacer, Imus, para ayudar a cambiar la dirección de este país es ayudar a elegir más republicanos para el Senado. Así que en eso ha estado mi atención.
Imus: Si no te presentaras dirías "no, no voy a presentarme." Como pregunté al Gobernador Chris Christie, del que soy un gran fan... pregunté a Christie si se presentaba. Él me miró fíjamente a los ojos, y dijo "no, no me voy a presentar. Eso no va a ocurrir." Pero tú no estás diciendo eso.
Thune: (risas) Bueno, no hago ninguna declaración definitiva, ninguna declaración Shermanesca*. Lo que estoy diciendo es que, ahora mismo, todo republicano que ocupa un cargo en este país y que está en posición de hacerlo debería salir para cambiar la situación.... (...)
*Declaración Shermanesca: es una declaración clara y directa de un candidato indicando que no se presentará a unas elecciones. El término viene de unas palabras pronunciadas por el General William Sherman cuando estaba siendo considerado como posible candidato republicano a la Presidencia en 1884. Sherman rechazó la candidatura diciendo "no aceptaré la nominación si soy nominado y no serviré si soy elegido."
Está claro que John Thune se presenta.
miércoles, 25 de agosto de 2010
John Thune se deja ver en Arkansas y Texas
El Senador John Thune, de Dakota del Sur, estuvo ayer en Little Rock, Arkansas, apoyando al candidato republicano al Senado, John Boozman. Mientras crecen los rumores sobre su posible entrada en la carrera presidencial, Thune empieza a salir tímidamente de su estado a apoyar a republicanos en otras partes del país. Pero está seleccionando estados de bajo perfil, probablemente porque se presenta a la reelección y aunque no tenga rival prefiere evitar que sus votantes le cuestionen por estar pensando más en otras cosas.
A principios de mes estuvo en Dakota del Norte apoyando al candidato al Congreso Rick Berg, y antes en Missouri apoyando a Ed Martin. Esta semana se unirá al Senador John Cornyn (R - Texas), presidente del comité senatorial de campaña de los republicanos, para participar en una gira por cuatro ciudades de Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Houston y Dallas) recaudando dinero para las campañas de cinco candidatos republicanos al Senado: Kelly Ayotte de New Hampshire, Roy Blunt de Missouri, Carly Fiorina de California, Dino Rossi de Washington y Marco Rubio de Florida. Se dice que Cornyn lleva a Thune para que los poderosos donantes texanos del partido lo conozcan.
Video: John Thune con John Boozman en un encuentro con la prensa ayer en Arkansas.
A principios de mes estuvo en Dakota del Norte apoyando al candidato al Congreso Rick Berg, y antes en Missouri apoyando a Ed Martin. Esta semana se unirá al Senador John Cornyn (R - Texas), presidente del comité senatorial de campaña de los republicanos, para participar en una gira por cuatro ciudades de Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Houston y Dallas) recaudando dinero para las campañas de cinco candidatos republicanos al Senado: Kelly Ayotte de New Hampshire, Roy Blunt de Missouri, Carly Fiorina de California, Dino Rossi de Washington y Marco Rubio de Florida. Se dice que Cornyn lleva a Thune para que los poderosos donantes texanos del partido lo conozcan.
Video: John Thune con John Boozman en un encuentro con la prensa ayer en Arkansas.
domingo, 22 de agosto de 2010
Más ruido en torno a Daniels y Thune
Vía e-mail me ha llegado este interesante comentario recogido en foros republicanos con lo que sería una estimación sobre el punto en el que se encuentra la carrera por la nominación presidencial republicana de 2012 a la espera de los primeros movimientos visibles:
(...) "Republican heavyweights seem to be going in 2 particular directions: President Bush, Vice President Cheney and close friends like Richard Lugar and Governor Haley Barbour (Chairman of the Republican Governors Association) seem to be lining up behind Mitch Daniels while the Senate and House leadership, such as Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Jon Kyle, and Eric Cantor seem to be lining up behind John Thune.
The word is Daniels and Barbour confer daily, so I can't imagine they are both running, at least not as two legit contenders. Perhaps one would run to pave the way for the other, but other then that why would 2 close friends who converse daily launch into a competition against one another that could leave the nomination to someone else? Perhaps Daniels low profile is part of the plan, as Barbour lays the groundwork, not for himself, but for Daniels. It's not hard to see Barbour as manager or chairman of a Daniels campaign.
Thune, however, is being positioned to run by the party leadership in Washington. This budget reform he is pushing now follows other strategic policies that have been given to Thune by the powers-that-be. His strong push against TARP and his fight to pay the money back is clearly being used to make up for his TARP vote, aiding his future run. His conceal and carry amendment is another strategic policy, designed to help win over the NRA. The behind the scenes push for Thune is similar to how the Democrat leadership worked in secret to push Obama into the race.
These 2 I think are becoming the real frontrunners because there is the most establishment activity around them. Romney and Pawlenty are working over time to win over the people who seem to already be aligning with Daniels and Thune. Romney's fundraising is what keeps him in the discussion, but the money comes from a small group of wealthy donors with business ties to Romney's days at Bain, and his multi-pronged funding network allows those donors an end around, so they can donate far more to several PACs then just one. This creates the illusion of big time support, when it's really just a clever funding trick designed to woo the establishment. Pawlenty is mirroring Romney, attempting to out-work him and convince the powers that he is the alternative.
Huckabee is outside of this loop, relying almost entirely on his evangelical supporters to organize on his behalf, like Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council and many others. He has enhanced his network since 2008, but lacks the money to credibly challenge these establishment forces. Evangelical domination of the smaller state caucus systems is Huckabee's only potential strength, though with more evangelicals in the race, that could change.
Palin has a sizable online operation and will rely on a populist movement and Tea Party machinery for organization. But she, like Huck, has no establishment backing. She also sports the worst polling numbers of any national republican figure, and seems distracted by her private sector interests. Gingrich has as many establishment supporters and he does establishment enemies, and is seeking to co-opt the populism of Palin and the Tea Parties to make up for this. Unlike Huck and Palin, Gingrich has a powerful fundraising operation and other connections that are independent of the establishment. American Solutions is the biggest 527 in the country, even larger in scope then the SEIU. Gingrich could actually become the most powerful 'outsider' in the field, with populist cred, powerful funding, and a large organized staff.
The wild card in all of this remains Jeb Bush, who could probably unite the Daniels/Thune supporters behind him as well as the Bush-friendly evangelical groups that dominate Huckabee's network. Bush could likely galvanize more support behind him more quickly then any other candidate. But will he get in..." (...)
(...) "Republican heavyweights seem to be going in 2 particular directions: President Bush, Vice President Cheney and close friends like Richard Lugar and Governor Haley Barbour (Chairman of the Republican Governors Association) seem to be lining up behind Mitch Daniels while the Senate and House leadership, such as Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Jon Kyle, and Eric Cantor seem to be lining up behind John Thune.
The word is Daniels and Barbour confer daily, so I can't imagine they are both running, at least not as two legit contenders. Perhaps one would run to pave the way for the other, but other then that why would 2 close friends who converse daily launch into a competition against one another that could leave the nomination to someone else? Perhaps Daniels low profile is part of the plan, as Barbour lays the groundwork, not for himself, but for Daniels. It's not hard to see Barbour as manager or chairman of a Daniels campaign.
Thune, however, is being positioned to run by the party leadership in Washington. This budget reform he is pushing now follows other strategic policies that have been given to Thune by the powers-that-be. His strong push against TARP and his fight to pay the money back is clearly being used to make up for his TARP vote, aiding his future run. His conceal and carry amendment is another strategic policy, designed to help win over the NRA. The behind the scenes push for Thune is similar to how the Democrat leadership worked in secret to push Obama into the race.
These 2 I think are becoming the real frontrunners because there is the most establishment activity around them. Romney and Pawlenty are working over time to win over the people who seem to already be aligning with Daniels and Thune. Romney's fundraising is what keeps him in the discussion, but the money comes from a small group of wealthy donors with business ties to Romney's days at Bain, and his multi-pronged funding network allows those donors an end around, so they can donate far more to several PACs then just one. This creates the illusion of big time support, when it's really just a clever funding trick designed to woo the establishment. Pawlenty is mirroring Romney, attempting to out-work him and convince the powers that he is the alternative.
Huckabee is outside of this loop, relying almost entirely on his evangelical supporters to organize on his behalf, like Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council and many others. He has enhanced his network since 2008, but lacks the money to credibly challenge these establishment forces. Evangelical domination of the smaller state caucus systems is Huckabee's only potential strength, though with more evangelicals in the race, that could change.
Palin has a sizable online operation and will rely on a populist movement and Tea Party machinery for organization. But she, like Huck, has no establishment backing. She also sports the worst polling numbers of any national republican figure, and seems distracted by her private sector interests. Gingrich has as many establishment supporters and he does establishment enemies, and is seeking to co-opt the populism of Palin and the Tea Parties to make up for this. Unlike Huck and Palin, Gingrich has a powerful fundraising operation and other connections that are independent of the establishment. American Solutions is the biggest 527 in the country, even larger in scope then the SEIU. Gingrich could actually become the most powerful 'outsider' in the field, with populist cred, powerful funding, and a large organized staff.
The wild card in all of this remains Jeb Bush, who could probably unite the Daniels/Thune supporters behind him as well as the Bush-friendly evangelical groups that dominate Huckabee's network. Bush could likely galvanize more support behind him more quickly then any other candidate. But will he get in..." (...)
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