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Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, John McCain, CongressAs Democrats stripped Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith of his committee assignments after he announced plans to switch parties, Republicans zeroed in on another congressman they hope will consider crossing the aisle: Chris Carney of Pennsylvania. Politico reports that Sen. John McCain called Carney on Wednesday, asking him to consider becoming a Republican.
"I am flattered by the...
- GOP Looking For More Party Switchers, Uses McCain To Target Chris Carney (feedproxy.google.com)
This is a rather amusing bit of fallout from the Parker Griffith party switch. Apparently there are some high-profile Republicans looking for other party-switchers:
Democratic Rep. Chris Carney [of Pennsylvania] received a phone call Wednesday from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) asking him to consider becoming a Republican, a top GOP official told POLITICO.Carney's office at first did not comment other than to acknowledge the call, but Carney...
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Democratic Rep. Chris Carney received a phone call Wednesday from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) asking him to consider becoming a Republican, a top GOP official told POLITICO. "I appreciate the Republican Party's outreach, but I have no plans to change parties," Carney said.
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- McCain, GOP secretly courting another Dem to switch (freerepublic.com)
Rep. Jim Carney, D-Pa., says hes rebuffed efforts by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to switch over to the GOP. Meanwhile, some seemingly tough Republicans plan to take him on next year. Or as one person told National Reviews Jim Geraghty, We are more interested in beating Democrats than flipping them. Its no surprise that Republicans would prefer a longtime Republican in office in 2011 over Carney or other potential party switchers. And in a...
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Sophomore Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA) has now released a statement, obtained by the Post, in which he says ... "I am flattered by the overtures of Sen[ator] McCain and other Republican Party officials and consider their outreach a sure sign...
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