Gary Franchi claims Amash is going to endorse Romney [update: Amash says false]

[cajuncocoa]

This was in an email I just received:





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[mod edit] update from Justin Amash:

The claims are false. I am not endorsing anyone other than Ron Paul. I will help the Republican nominee after the convention.

http://www.facebook.com/justinamash/posts/188824237916043

 

[UtahApocalypse]

If it happens I will be calling his campaign and asking to be removed from the volunteer list.

 

[LibertyEagle]

After the convention, Romney will be the nominee. If a Republican, even our guys, don't want to destroy their future chances of getting Republican support on any legislation they offer, they will crown Romney. I hate politics. But, that is the way it is.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

Thats funny. I remember reading on his FB that Ron Paul was the only person he was endorsing.

http://www.facebook.com/justinamash/posts/10151095545868866

I have endorsed Ron Paul for President, and I will not be making any other endorsements for President.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

I have no idea who these people are. Looks like a Benton/Tate hate video. Also, his claim is completely unfounded.

 

[moostraks]

After the convention, Romney will be the nominee. If a Republican, even our guys, don't want to destroy their future chances of getting Republican support on any legislation they offer, they will crown Romney. I hate politics. But, that is the way it is.

And that is the problem with being effective at changing the system within theory. If we can't even remain silent on the subject then expect only minimal improvements while liberties are eroded at an enormous pace. (One step forward four steps back...)

 

[erowe1]

Thats funny. I remember reading on his FB that Ron Paul was the only person he was endorsing.

http://www.facebook.com/justinamash/posts/10151095545868866

My money is on Amash sticking by this.

 

[NoOneButPaul]

Again... whatever... this should be an expectation to everyone not the end of the world.

 

[doremedia]

If those guys want support from the RNC to be re elected they have to endorse Mitt Romney ... they have to sign a pledge . Ron Paul has endorsed people we didn't really care for because of the pledge. If we want these liberty guys to keep their seats and do our bidding, they have to play the game. That is the mature way to look at it. There are not enough of us yet to make all the changes we want to make. It will come, but not if you folks bail on the liberty guys because they have to comply. SMH.

 

[KingNothing]

If it happens I will be calling his campaign and asking to be removed from the volunteer list.

This is obscenely silly.

Who in the hell cares who Amash endorses? These things don't matter. He's just paying the lip service that the party demands of him. This does not mean we all have to go out and pound the pavement for Mittens. It means Amash is giving the idiots and power-hungry jerkwads in DC what they want, at no cost to any of us.

 

[shoshanshopon]

This is obscenely silly.

Who in the hell cares who Amash endorses? These things don't matter. He's just paying the lip service that the party demands of him. This does not mean we all have to go out and pound the pavement for Mittens. It means Amash is giving the idiots and power-hungry jerkwads in DC what they want, at no cost to any of us.

If these endorsements do not matter then why does the RNC insist on the same?

 

[KingNothing]

If these endorsements do not matter then why does the RNC insist on the same?

I have no idea.

Have you ever, EVER, met someone who said "well, I wasn't going to vote for this guy to be president because I really dislike everything he represents, but if that celebrity or this congressman says to do it, I'll certainly cast my vote!"

 

[DerailingDaTrain]

After the convention, Romney will be the nominee. If a Republican, even our guys, don't want to destroy their future chances of getting Republican support on any legislation they offer, they will crown Romney. I hate politics. But, that is the way it is.

Couldn't they just say nothing?

 

[KingNothing]

Couldn't they just say nothing?

That is certainly optimal.

My guess is that the party came to him and said "you need to make this endorsement, or we're going to primary you," or some such thing.

 

[angelatc]

If it happens I will be calling his campaign and asking to be removed from the volunteer list.

That is so shortsighted. Someone else here posted something in another thread - I wish I cold remember who, but essentially he asked while we're very good at judging the other candidates on their records over their rhetoric, why do we insist on judging our candidates on rhetoric over record?

The guy could endorse Rosie O'Donnell and I'd think he was weird, but I'd still support him because he votes my way.

 

[thehungarian]

What does it matter? Like Amash has any clout anyways.

 

[angelatc]

That is certainly optimal.

My guess is that the party came to him and said "you need to make this endorsement, or we're going to primary you," or some such thing.

Primaries are over. If it's true, my guess would be that PAC money is attached.

 

[erowe1]

What does it matter? Like Amash has any clout anyways.

My guess is that starting with RP's retirement, Amash's clout will begin to increase dramatically.

 

[DeMintConservative]

Amash is a conservative and an intelligent man.

Of course he prefers Romney over Obama. Most of the legislation he pushes has zero chances of being signed by Obama.

 

[erowe1]

Amash is a conservative and an intelligent man.

Of course he prefers Romney over Obama. Most of the legislation he pushes has zero chances of being signed by Obama.

As a conservative and an intelligent man, I'm not certain that he would prefer Romney over Obama. Granted, that doesn't mean he can't endorse Romney anyway. But when he's casting his secret ballot, I think I have a sense of where he's coming from, and I don't see casting a vote for Romney as especially likely.