| The Republican Party must be desperate. In a press release from earlier this week, the Republican Party of Texas asked Ciro Rodriguez to announce who he supports for President and then proceeded to attack him for endorsing Barack Obama (something he hasn't declared).
The press release simply titled, 'Ciro Rodriguez Should Step Up to the Plate:
Time for Democratic Superdelegate to Say Whom He Supports" is one of the most libelous releases I have read in some time. That's right, libelous. Why?
Congressman Rodriguez (TX-23), a superdelegate who's been elusive in his support of Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, has been called on to denounce Sen. Obama's statement...
After hours of searching this week and requests into multiple offices, it doesn't appear Ciro Rodriguez has expressed his presidential preference. How then can Congressman Rodriguez denounce a person he hasn't endorsed? Let's go one step further, why is the Republican Party inserting itself into our Democratic primary and demanding a Democratic incumbent to endorse either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama.
Hans Klingler continues to write press releases blindly attacking Democrats that simply don't make sense. Klingler and the Republican Party out of touch with the reality of the current political climate.
It already looks like Lyle Larson has no chance to defeat Congressman Rodriguez. Rodriguez has nearly $1 million cash on hand while Larson has about $150,000. Maybe that is the reason the Republican Party feels the need to insert themselves in the Democratic process.
Rodriguez has the support of his district, from Democrats and non-partisan groups across the country, earning a perfect score from the National Education Association, the Children's Defense Fund, National Association of Social Workers, and many more. Maybe, if the Republicans understood the needs of the people they wouldn't have to libel a sitting Congressmen. Maybe if they could field a legitimate challenger, they could get them to attack the Congressman. Maybe Hans Klingler is just a useless communications director who would rather accuse, attack and scare than debate the facts.
The last one seems the most likely. |
