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McCain donors assist Brownback after endorsementSome of John McCain's largest political donors sent checks to failed GOP presidential candidate Sam Brownback to help him pay off his campaign debt in the days after the Kansas senator endorsed McCain.Permalink [Category: Brownback, McCain Archive, Money]The effort is reminiscent of Hillary Rodham Clinton's donors, who gave $90,000 to former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack after he withdrew from the Democratic presidential campaign and endorsed Clinton last year. Vilsack also used the money to help pay off his debt.
Brownback ended his long-shot bid for the presidency in October, citing a lack of money. He had hoped to become the darling of social conservatives with his stands against abortion and same-sex marriage. Brownback's endorsement of McCain on Nov. 7 gave the Republican senator from Arizona a much-needed boost at a time when his campaign was faltering; it also helped bolster McCain's credentials among conservatives who have been skeptical of him.
Brownback to Endorse McCainMANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Sam Brownback, a Kansas conservative and favorite of evangelical Christians, will endorse his former Republican presidential rival John McCain, an advisory from McCain's campaign said Wednesday.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Christian Right, McCain Archive]The nod could provide a much-needed boost, particularly in Iowa, for the Arizona senator and one-time presumed GOP front-runner whose bid faltered and who now is looking for a comeback.
Brownback will announce his support for McCain later Wednesday in Dubuque, Iowa, and then travel with the candidate to campaign in two other cities in the state, the McCain campaign advisory said.
It's uncertain how much weight the Brownback's backing will carry; the Kansas senator dropped out of the race last month with little money and little support. While he is a favorite of religious conservatives, he failed to persuade them to embrace him as the GOP's consensus conservative candidate. He spent months emphasizing his rock-solid opposition to abortion, gay marriage and other issues important to the party's right flank, but left the race ranking low in national polls and state surveys.
Brownback and Giuliani Discuss AbortionWASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Sam Brownback pronounced himself ''much more comfortable'' with Rudy Giuliani's position on abortion after the one-time rivals for the Republican presidential nomination discussed the issue Thursday.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Giuliani Archive, Reproductive Rights]Giuliani flew to Washington for a meeting he requested with Brownback in the Kansas senator's Capitol Hill office. Brownback dropped out of the race last week, citing poor fundraising, and his former rivals have been seeking his endorsement.
The two men spoke briefly to reporters afterward.
''I'm much more comfortable,'' Brownback said. ''Justices are key. He's stated publicly many times about his support for strict constructionists like, I believe he said Roberts. John Roberts is a personal friend.''
Giuliani, Brownback to Meet ThursdayWASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani plans to meet Thursday with conservative Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, who is weighing whether to endorse a candidate after dropping out of the race last week, the senator's spokesman said Thursday.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Conservatives, Giuliani Archive]Giuliani supports abortion rights; Brownback is an ardent abortion foe.
''Mayor Giuliani asked to meet with Senator Brownback, and Senator Brownback is happy to sit down with him,'' said Brian Hart, the senator's spokesman. ''Senator Brownback is talking to a few people but doesnt intend to endorse anyone right away.''
Giuliani, the former New York mayor, leads national polls in the race for the GOP presidential nomination but is mistrusted by many religious conservatives because of his stands in favor of abortion rights, gay rights and other issues. Brownback, a Kansas senator, is popular with religious conservatives despite failing to become their consensus candidate.
Brownback's Out. Who's Helped?The news that Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) will likely leave the 2008 presidential race tomorrow comes as little surprise to close watchers of the race.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Conservatives]While The Fix was an early believer in Brownback's ability to influence the race in Iowa due to his roots in the plains and strong social conservative ideology, the Kansas Senator was never able to articulate a real argument for his candidacy.
The death knell of Brownback's campaign came on August 11 when he was finished third in the Ames Straw Poll. Brownback made no secret of the importance of Ames to his candidacy and besides former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) had the largest operation at the event.
But, he was beaten by not only Romney but also former Gov. Mike Huckabee (Ark.). Huckabee's win installed him as the most electable social conservative candidate -- knocking Brownback off that pedestal and, for all intents and purposes, ending the rationale for his candidacy.
Brownback to Withdraw From GOP RaceWASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, the Kansas conservative who struggled to raise money and gain recognition in the 2008 presidential campaign, will drop out on Friday, people close to him said Thursday.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Money]Money was a main reason for his decision, said one person close to Brownback who requested anonymity because the candidate had not yet announced his plans. Brownback is expected to announce his withdrawal in Topeka, Kan.
It's widely anticipated Brownback will run for Kansas governor in 2010, when his term -- his second -- expires. He had promised in his first Senate campaign to serve no more than two terms.
Brownback charts own pathRepublican Sam Brownback, trying to energize his languishing presidential bid, is reaching across the political aisle to some unusual political bedfellows.Permalink [Category: Brownback]"We're trying some different plays," the Kansas senator told the Globe editorial board today.
This week, Brownback will join an unnamed Democrat to offer a resolution for Congress to apologize for slavery and segregation. Brownback said he expects a tough fight on the resolution -- which will not include any call for reparations -- but said that the apology is "not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength."
Already, with Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Brownback is pushing a plan for a federal system in Iraq -- with strong Kurdish, Sunni, and Shia regional governments -- as a way to end the bloodshed and allow US troops to withdraw from combat patrols.
Brownback trying to revive campaignDES MOINES, Iowa --Republican Sam Brownback is near dead last in the polls and millions of dollars behind in fundraising.Permalink [Category: Brownback]He wants to be president but his campaign in Iowa, which holds the nation's first primary contest, appears to have stalled.
Brownback knows he needs to shake things up a bit. So what's he doing?
For starters, there's an appearance Friday with Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Joe Biden to offer a diplomatic solution in Iraq.
Brownback Complains About Catholic SlurWASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback said rival Mike Huckabee should apologize for a supporter's ''prejudiced whisper campaign'' against him for being Catholic.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Huckabee, Religion]Huckabee issued a statement Tuesday night that didn't apologize for the remarks but said they were neither approved nor condoned by his campaign. He said he was glad that the supporter had issued his own apology and clarification.
The supporter, a pastor in Windsor Heights, Iowa, had sent an e-mail to Brownback supporters pointing out that Huckabee is an evangelical Protestant and Brownback is not. Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, is an ordained Baptist minister.
''I know Senator Brownback converted to Roman Catholicism in 2002,'' Rev. Tim Rude, pastor of Walnut Creek Community Church, wrote in the e-mail. ''Frankly, as a recovering Catholic myself, that is all I need to know about his discernment when compared to the governor's.''
Brownback Scorns Porn ProfitABC News' Julia Bain Reports: Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback's campaign blasted rival Mitt Romney Tuesday for serving on the board of Marriott International "which generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue through in room pornography services at its hotels."Permalink [Category: Brownback, Romney Archive]In a press release, the Brownback campaign calls a new Romney television advertisement focusing on the need to protect children from exposure to pornography and sex and violence in the media, "a move rich with irony" in light of his work with Marriott.
Brownback, a social conservative, is campaigning on the need to strengthen America's families and renew its culture.
Brownback Quietly Courting ConservativesDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback is counting on his conservative credentials and a Midwest bond to lift his candidacy in Iowa.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Conservatives]The Kansas senator is making some inroads.
Although far behind in the polls and fundraising, Brownback has stuck to a well-honed strategy, waging a classic grass-roots campaign away from the glare of the media spotlight by mingling with activists in living rooms, parks and churches. He's made repeated trips from his neighboring state to campaign in Iowa, where he underscores his cultural ties.
Brownback writes of 'hatred' of ClintonsWASHINGTON --Sam Brownback says he harbored a "hatred" of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton until he experienced a religious awakening in the mid-1990s.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Clinton]Brownback, a Republican presidential hopeful, details in a new book how the change in outlook led him to make a stunning apology to Hillary Clinton a few years later during a Senate prayer breakfast.
"I was considering what I should say when I confronted all the anger that I held for the Clintons," the Kansas senator writes in the book, "From Power to Purpose: A Remarkable Journey of Faith and Compassion."
Brownback Apologizes to RomneyWASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback on Monday telephoned rival Mitt Romney to apologize for a campaign staffer's e-mail criticizing the Mormon church.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Religion, Romney Archive]The Kansas senator ''was very disappointed, clearly sort of personally hurt that this had happened in his team, and he said he is going to be very aggressive to make sure it doesn't happen again,'' spokesman Brian Hart said. ''There's no place for this in his campaign.''
Romney said Monday night that he had accepted Brownback's apology.
Brownback Aide Chided on Anti - Mormon BidWASHINGTON (AP) -- An aide to GOP presidential candidate Sam Brownback has been reprimanded for sending e-mail to Iowa Republican leaders in an apparent attempt to draw unfavorable scrutiny to rival Mitt Romney's Mormonism.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Religion, Romney Archive]Emma Nemecek, the southeastern Iowa field director for Brownback's presidential campaign and a former state representative candidate, violated campaign policy when she forwarded the June 6 e-mail from an interest group raising the questions, the Brownback campaign said Sunday.
The e-mail requested help in fact-checking a series of statements about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Chiding Romney, Brownback signs on for Iowa straw pollWEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Presidential candidate Sam Brownback said yesterday that he will compete in the Iowa straw poll and chided fellow Republican Mitt Romney for claiming victory in the early test of political strength.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Iowa Caucus, Romney Archive]Two other lower-tier Republican candidates, Mike Huckabee and Tom Tancredo, also announced yesterday that they would compete in the straw poll in August. They joined Brownback in challenging Romney to a series of debates before and during the event.
The flurry of announcements came after Rudolph Giuliani and John McCain bowed out of the straw poll earlier this week, rendering the traditional event all but meaningless. That left only Romney among the top-tier candidates planning to participate.
Brownback Stands Firm Against AbortionTAYLORS, S.C. (AP) -- Sen. Sam Brownback, campaigning for president Saturday before the National Catholic Men's Conference, questioned whether rape victims should get abortions.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Reproductive Rights]''Rape is terrible. Rape is awful. Is it made any better by killing an innocent child? Does it solve the problem for the woman that's been raped?'' the Kansas Republican asked at the St. Joseph's Covenant Keepers gathering.
''We need to protect innocent life. Period,'' Brownback said, bringing the crowd of about 500 to its feet.
Florida Group Cheers Brownback, HuckabeeORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Longshot Republican presidential candidates Sam Brownback and Mike Huckabee were well received by a socially conservative group who applauded their anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage and pro-faith messages Saturday night.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Conservatives, Huckabee]Neither candidate mentioned topics like the Iraq war, taxes and health care during speeches in front of a Florida Family Policy Council dinner, instead sticking with a strong message on values. They received rave reviews from attendees, including Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who also serves as the Republican National Committee general chairman.
Brownback Divests of Sudan InvestmentsWASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback, an outspoken critic of the violence in Sudan, divested his stock portfolio of companies that do business with the African nation.Permalink [Category: Brownback]Brownback listed sales of nearly two dozen investments, several of which were mutual funds whose holdings include companies active in Sudan, according to a financial disclosure report he filed Tuesday. Among them was a mutual fund in the name of Brownback's wife valued at between $50,000 and $100,000. Other Sudan-related investments were in the names of the couples' children.
Brownback Won't Block Vote on JudgeWASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback grilled a judge who attended a same-sex union ceremony in 2002, but said he would no longer block her nomination.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Gay Lesbian Rights]Brownback, a Kansas senator who opposes gay marriage, last year held up the nomination of Janet T. Neff to be a federal District Court judge in Michigan.
The Senate Judiciary Committee had cleared Neff for the post, but Brownback had questions about her role in the same-sex ceremony, which surfaced because of a wedding announcement in The New York Times.
Brownback Disputes Guard Shortages...Brownback said Tuesday that local officials and the Kansas National Guard commander all told him they have the resources needed to respond.Permalink [Category: Brownback]"That's what really got me, is her saying that," Brownback said in an interview.
"So I asked, privately and publicly, the adjutant general, do you have the equipment you need?" he said. "Because if you don't, we're going to hit Fort Riley and McConnell (Air Force Base) and other places to make sure we have all the equipment we need to respond to disasters. Everybody there said no, we have the equipment we needed."
Huckabee Explains His Views on EvolutionLITTLE ROCK (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Friday sought to explain why he doesn't believe in evolution, saying he is not opposed to teaching Darwin's theory.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Huckabee, Tancredo]Huckabee was one of three GOP candidates who raised their hand during Thursday's debate when asked if they don't believe in evolution -- the development of organisms and species from a primitive state.
The other candidates were Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas and Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado.
Brownback embraces 'bleeding heart' conservatismSen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) isn't afraid to underline his differences with President Bush as he mounts a bid for the Republican presidential nomination. But he is borrowing Bush's 2000 campaign slogan and trying to give it some muscle.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Conservatives]In a wide-ranging interview with The Politico, Brownback said he wants to advocate a "bleeding heart" conservatism that includes everything from protecting the rights of the unborn to increased activism on behalf of the war-ravaged Darfur region in Sudan.
Brownback rescinds immigration bill supportRepublican presidential hopeful Sen. Sam Brownback said yesterday he no longer supports the immigration overhaul bill that he helped pass in the Senate.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Immigration]"I would not vote for the same bill," Mr. Brownback told reporters yesterday morning, saying that after the bill passed the Senate he had a chance to study its effects and decided it led to too much immigration.
Biden, Brownback Discuss Plan B for IraqSen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., a Republican presidential candidate, said Wednesday that he is talking with Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., a Senate colleague who is also running for president, about the possibility of teaming up to offer bipartisan legislation that would pursue a "three-state/one-country" solution for Iraq.Permalink [Category: Biden, Brownback, Iraq]"You need a political as well as a military solution for Iraq," said Brownback, who believes that the Bush administration is pursuing a strategy in Iraq that is "dominated by the military and Maliki," Iraq's prime minister.
Catholic candidates clashBOSTON --Presidential contenders Chris Dodd and Sam Brownback -- one Democrat, one Republican -- demonstrated Monday how their political differences are rooted in their varying interpretations of their shared Catholic faith.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Dodd, Religion]The two senators, appearing jointly at a Boston College forum on faith and politics, differed on abortion rights, civil unions for gay couples and embryonic stem cell research. Nonetheless, they used modest tones to suggest that Democrats and Republicans could bridge such gaps with more tolerance for their opponents' positions.
Brownback: Yank Imus-Like LyricsABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback tells ABC News that he plans to use his speech to the Iowa Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner to urge record companies to yank rap songs with Imus-like lyrics.Permalink [Category: Brownback]The Republican senator from Kansas provided ABC News with a list of what he terms the "top five songs on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks for the week of April 10, 2007." The songs, by EMI Capitol Records, Jive, Def Jam, Interscope, and Big Oomp Records, include offensive language that Brownback wants pulled the way Imus was pulled.
Brownback encourages reform of welfare systemU.S. Sen. Sam Brownback stressed his hope Thursday that welfare programs would be reformed to encourage marriage among low-income Americans.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Poverty]Brownback, a Republican from Kansas, sounded off on social issues after the Iowa Prayer Breakfast, where he mingled with some Republicans still unsure if there is a presidential candidate who represents socially conservative views.
GOP presidential hopefuls fight for attentionCandidates such as Mike Huckabee and Sam Brownback hope a conservative message will trump money and fame.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Huckabee]
Two Republican '08ers Lash Out at Potential Reagan Debate ExclusionABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Two second-tier Republican presidential hopefuls - former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., and Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan - lashed out this week at the prospect of being excluded from a frontrunners-only debate which the Ronald Reagan Library is planning to hold on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Debates, Huckabee]"Who died and made you God?" Huckabee asked rhetorically of the debate organizers when queried by ABC News about the Reagan Library's plans to invite only the top two or three Republicans to its Jan. 30, 2008 debate. "They shouldn’t make those decisions until it's down to two or three," he added.
Brownback says he can survive as insurgent candidateCHARLESTON, S.C. -- U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback says he can run a low-budget campaign as he tries to break into the top tier of Republican presidential hopefuls.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Israel]The Kansas senator stopped at Victory Baptist Church to speak to a crowd of nearly 300 celebrating Honor Israel Night.
Brownback told the group of Christians and Jews that he has spent hours reading the Bible and Torah with Israel's Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister.
Brownback says voters question his Iraq stanceRepublican presidential candidate Sam Brownback said in Iowa on Monday that his opposition to President Bush's increase of U.S. troops in Iraq is a problem for some conservative voters, a group he is avidly courting in the leadoff caucus state.Permalink [Category: Brownback]"They push back on my not supporting the surge," Brownback said, referring to conservative Republicans, during a meeting Monday with Des Moines Register editors and reporters. "I hope and pray the surge works and the early data, the early information, looks good that it is, but it's not sufficient."
Brownback bares 'bleeding heart'Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, told New Hampshire crowds yesterday that he isn't just any conservative. In his first visit as a presidential candidate, he introduced himself as a "bleeding-heart conservative."Permalink [Category: Brownback]"America is best when she's good," he said, using Ronald Reagan-like rhetoric while speaking to 30 employees at Oracle Corp. in Nashua. "It's that fundamental goodness that makes America great, and that goodness to me is based upon our belief that every single person is unique, beautiful and sacred."
Brownback, who supports a flat tax, a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and the reversal of Roe v. Wade, stressed his conservative record with Midwestern folksiness.
Brownback embraces conservative positions, tries to fill nicheMANCHESTER, N.H. - U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback introduced himself to state voters Monday as a "full-scale conservative" and made no apologies for his hardline stances against taxes, abortion and gay marriage.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Conservatives, New Hampshire Primary]The Kansas Republican, making his first trip to the earliest primary state since announcing his presidential ambitions, told conservative activists at a luncheon he's "pro-life, whole life," saying candidates can't fight for fetus' rights and then abandon them after they are born.
Brownback Supports Pace's Remark on GaysWASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback is backing the Pentagon's top general over his remarks that homosexual acts are immoral. The Kansas senator planned to send a letter on Thursday to President Bush supporting Marine Gen. Peter Pace, who earlier this week likened homosexuality to adultery and said the military should not condone it by allowing gay personnel to serve openly.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Gay Lesbian Rights]The chairman of the Joint Chiefs also said in an interview with the Chicago Tribune: ''I believe that homosexual acts between individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts. I do not believe the United States is well-served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way.''
Schiavo Case Enters 2008 Race...Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican emphasizing his pro-life stance, has picked up the support of Bobby Schindler, the brother of the late Terri Schiavo.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Conservatives, Romney Archive]The endorsement comes one day after former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., stated his opposition to efforts on the part of former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., and the Florida legislature to "save" Terri Schiavo from her "court-ordered starvation and dehydration."
The Brownback Interview...Another interesting piece of Brownback's profile that is sometimes overlooked: he grew up on a farm and was elected the youngest Secretary of Agriculture in Kansas history. When it comes to retail politics with Republicans in Iowa, he's basically one of them. How well can Rudy stand on a farm or in a local town hall meeting and talk "ag" issues? What about McCain? And how much will it even matter?Permalink [Category: Brownback, Iowa Caucus]While there are questions about how well Rudy's brash New York City style will play in Iowa, I don't think there's any doubt that Sam Brownback is going to wear very well as a candidate in Iowa over the course of a long, twenty month campaign.
In Crowded G.O.P. Field, a Lesser-Known Hopes to Capitalize on the IssuesORANGE CITY, Iowa - When the dapper man in the starched shirt, lavender tie and navy blue suit interrupted Donna Van Peursem, 61, and her friends at the Pizza Ranch here on Saturday, she failed to recognize him but sensed she somehow should.Permalink [Category: Brownback]“I’m Senator Sam Brownback,” the man said brightly. “And I’m running for president.”
Brownback Leads The Field In Missed VotesSen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., has been playing an awful lot of hooky these days. Last month, he missed more than half of his Senate roll call votes, according to AbsentCongress.org, a Web site launched Thursday that tracks senatorial absenteeism.Permalink [Category: Brownback]Only Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who remains hospitalized after a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, has missed more. Johnson, who staffers say is making steady progress in his recovery, hasn't made it to any votes yet.
Presidential contender to stump in SpartanburgKansas Sen. Sam Brownback might be eyeing the presidency, but his sights also are set on winning something much sooner: a March 1 straw poll of Spartanburg and Cherokee County Republicans.Permalink [Category: Brownback, South Carolina Primary]The GOP senator will be in Spartanburg most of the day Feb. 26 -- making him the fifth 2008 presidential contender to be in the Hub City in a span of eight days.
Romney, Brownback Makes Pitches in Mich.GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Republicans Mitt Romney and Sen. Sam Brownback promoted their presidential campaigns before nearly 3,000 party activists at the Michigan GOP convention Saturday.Permalink [Category: Brownback, Romney Archive]Romney reminded the crowd that he grew up sharing the Automotive News each morning with his father, George, who headed American Motors Corp. before serving as Michigan's governor from 1963 to 1969.
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