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Rep. Hunter Calls on Harry Reid to Step Down as Senate Majority LeaderThe ranking Republican in the House Armed Services Committee called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to resign Wednesday over his declaration that the Iraq war is "lost."Permalink [Category: Hunter, Iraq]Rep. Duncan Hunter — a 2008 presidential candidate — wrote in a letter that Reid's comments "can have no effect but to demoralize the brave men and women, who are honorably fulfilling their mission in Iraq, and to encourage our adversaries."
Longshot GOP Hopeful Hunter Has Bead on South Carolina DollarsOne thing that is clear from the early stages of Rep. Duncan Hunter’s longshot bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination is that he has a fondness for the initials “SC.” The longtime representative of the far reaches of Southern California has trained much of his early presidential campaign efforts on South Carolina.Permalink [Category: Hunter, South Carolina Primary]The transcontinental connection for Hunter has to do with issues involving national defense. Hunter is the top-ranking Republican and former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and he is hoping to make inroads in a state that has a number of military facilities and general strong-defense mentality.
Romney 'Absolutely Wrong' on 'Secret' Timetables, Hunter SaysABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Mitt Romney's morning show embrace of private "timetables" for U.S. involvement in Iraq has drawn fire from a rival for the Republican presidential nomination.Permalink [Category: Hunter, Iraq, Romney Archive]"Romney is absolutely wrong in recommending a secret timetable," Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., tells ABC News in a telephone interview while campaigning in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "Secret timetables are bad because in the end they all become public and the enemy uses them to estimate the limit on America’s endurance."
Hunter, who is a Vietnam veteran and a former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, thinks the U.S. can achieve a "successful exit" from Iraq if it accelerates the on-going rotation of Iraqi battalions currently stationed in peaceful parts of Iraq into Baghdad and other contentious zones.
A Friend in Duncan HunterDuncan Hunter, a solidly conservative U.S. Representative from California since 1980, has a two-part answer for those who say his low name identification and lack of obvious financial wherewithal will doom his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.Permalink [Category: Hunter]First, he says he has the right "three pillars" as issues to build his campaign on: He's the most experienced in standing up for a "strategic national defense." He's the most accomplished on border security. And he is dedicated to "reversing the one-way trade street with China" as part and parcel of a national security effort toward "the restoration of what I call the arsenal of democracy."
Hunter: All or Nothin'ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is making 2008 a family affair, stating that he will not seek re-election to the congressional seat he has held for 14 terms, making way for his son, a U.S. Marine and Iraq War veteran, to run.Permalink [Category: Hunter]Duncan Hunter, Jr., who currently works for a real estate developer and served two tours in Iraq, has not made a formal announcement, instead focusing on the presidential aspirations of his father.
Hunter Keeps Eyes on the SkiesABC News' Matthew Zavala: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., sent a stern message to China that, if elected president, he would make an extra effort to protect the United States' satellites.Permalink [Category: Hunter]Referencing China's Jan. 11 missile test that took out a satellite, Duncan said, "There's a rule of a law in warfare: protect your eyes."
CPAC Presidential Lineup: Duncan HunterRep. Duncan Hunter (R.-Calif.) reinforced his image as advocate for a muscular defense system and security hawk in his morning speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference today.Permalink [Category: Hunter]Hunter devoted a large portion of his speech advocating for a larger industrial military complex.
Hunter drops two advisers after controversial commentsCNN.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Republican presidential candidate Duncan Hunter has dropped two top South Carolina advisers a week after they were appointed because of their inflammatory statements about immigrants and religious minorities.Permalink [Category: Hunter]Hunter spokesman Roy Tyler confirmed Thursday that former GOP lieutenant governor candidate Henry Jordan and Horry County Auditor Lois Eargle would no longer serve as campaign co-chairs.
Experts: Rep. Hunter Could Be Violating Campaign Finance LawsMANCHESTER, N.H. -- Some experts said a Republican presidential candidate might be violating campaign finance laws with the TV ads he's running in New Hampshire.Permalink [Category: Hunter]U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California is running ads that feature him walking near the U.S.-Mexico border. Hunter's Peace Through Strength political action committee has paid more than $17,000 for the ads, which call for the border fence to be extended.
Hunter will speak at GOP fundraiserOAKBROOK TERRACE -- U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a San Diego-area Republican who is a long-shot candidate for president, and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson will be the featured speakers at the DuPage County GOP's annual Lincoln Day Dinner, the party announced Monday.Permalink [Category: Hunter]The event, Friday in Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, is traditionally the party's largest fundraiser of the year. More than 500 Republican supporters are expected to attend, raising more than $50,000.
California lawmaker stumps on Iraq warThe Concord Monitor has the AP story.
In a visit to Concord yesterday, Rep. Duncan Hunter said Congress has wasted time debating an increase in U.S. troops in Baghdad because the 82nd Airborne Division is already executing the plan.Hunter, a California Republican, said the debate about the escalation is misguided and insults the troops in the field.
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Duncan Hunter's Long-Shot Conservative BidWASHINGTON -- When Bob Hunter, a Riverside, Calif., businessman, would hear of a conservative's campaign that needed volunteers, he would pile his family into the station wagon and drive off to ring doorbells. Hunter's son Duncan grew up believing in retail politics.Permalink [Category: Conservatives, Hunter]When Hunter returned home after serving as an alternate Goldwater delegate at the 1964 Republican convention in San Francisco, he told Duncan about chatting with another alternate, an amiable fellow, some actor, named Reagan. Who two years later was elected governor. Duncan learned early on about rapid upward mobility in politics.
Hunter: Resolution 'first sound of retreat'Republican presidential candidate Duncan Hunter tells MSNBC-TV's Chris Jansing that voting against the Bush plan when the troops are already on the ground "sends a bad message."Permalink [Category: Hunter, Iraq, Video Links]
Hunter: 'We should support' Bush plan Hunter out to capture White HouseLOS ANGELES — Rep. Duncan Hunter sees his opening in the race for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination as the conservative's conservative.Permalink [Category: Hunter]"I believe strongly in this nation that we can have a new American sunrise of opportunity, faith and freedom," he says. "I think this is a time for the type of leadership I can offer."
Hunter, 58, is a veteran congressman from eastern San Diego County who chaired the House Armed Services Committee for the last four of the dozen years that Republicans controlled the House of Representatives.
2nd Republican Enters Race for PresidencyThe New York Times has the story.
WASHINGTON — Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican of California, announced his bid for the presidency on Thursday in Spartanburg, S.C., then boarded a motor home to tour the state, where he hopes to gain support from a conservative electorate.Permalink [Category: Hunter]Mr. Hunter, 58, said his candidacy would emphasize his support for the war in Iraq, his opposition to abortion and his belief in free trade.
Hunter makes GOP presidential bid official in S.C.The State (SC) has the AP story.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter made his Republican presidential bid official Thursday in the early voting state of South Carolina.Permalink [Category: Hunter]"Let's begin this race for the American presidency and let's win," Hunter said, wrapping up 25 minute speech.
Unfazed by Better Known Opponents, Hunter Makes Candidacy Official ThursdayCalifornia Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter will formally announce his candidacy for president Thursday — less than two weeks after he took the first official step by filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to establish a presidential campaign “exploratory” committee.Permalink [Category: Hunter]According to a statement released Tuesday, Hunter will make his announcement at the Marriott Renaissance Park hotel in the South Carolina city of Spartanburg — located in the state’s overwhelmingly Republican northwestern region. The breakfast event is titled “America: The Strength of Freedom,” which also is Hunter’s campaign slogan.
Who else but Hunter?Is it possible that Duncan Hunter's presidential campaign strategy – to win his party's nomination by painting himself as the most conservative of the Republican primary contenders – is already paying off?Permalink [Category: Hunter]Certainly those promoting the Alpine congressman think so, as they trumpet a straw poll this month showing that GOP officials in Arizona's most populous county prefer Hunter to big-name Republicans such as John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich.
Hunter pressing to chop long odds of presidential runSan Diego Union Tribune has the story.
When the Rev. John Cerrato got the call asking if a congressman named Duncan Hunter could attend services at Cerrato's Baptist church here, he was understandably squeamish about turning his sanctuary into a presidential campaign zoo.Permalink [Category: Hunter, Longshots]But when the campaign worker on the line assured the pastor that the San Diego-area lawmaker only wanted to worship on a recent Sunday, Cerrato agreed. Besides he'd never heard a whit about this man who is conducting a long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination next year.
California rep hits N.H. primary trailA California congressman who plans to run for president is telling potential New Hampshire supporters he's the most conservative Republican in the race.Permalink [Category: Hunter]Duncan Hunter says his leanings give him a chance, despite his low name recognition. Hunter is the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee. He's been in the House since 1980.
Presidential candidate joins pheasant huntersThe Des Moines Register has the story.
A California congressman seeking the Republican presidential nomination mixed politics with pheasant hunting here Saturday.Permalink [Category: Hunter, Iowa Caucus]U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, the outgoing chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, shared strong opinions on border security and the situation in Iraq over a pancake breakfast before joining in a pheasant hunt with a group of active and retired members of the military.
Here they comeVia Washingtonpost: Iowa Gov. Vilsack to Run for President
Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa officially joined the fray today, two days after the mid-term elections. Iowa kicks off the voting portion of presidential election season with its precinct caucuses in 2008. Vilsak, the home-grown candidate, will work hard to build his efforts in Iowa and cement relationships with activists and donors before the rest of the candidates declare themselves in the coming months. This puts more pressure on other potential candidates to declare sooner than later.
Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa took the initial step in his long-shot bid for the White House Thursday, establishing a presidential campaign committee and seeking an early jump on 2008.
Last week, Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, the Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee, also declared his intention of running in 2008. With the Democrats taking control of the House, Hunter will lose his chairmanship.
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