GP hears from governor hopefuls
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- GP hears from governor hopefuls
- But party sees chance to gain ground in Maryland during this session
- GP governors argue over how to revive party
GP hears from governor hopefuls
San Francisco Chronicle USA -
Senate told a breakfast meeting that the party can recover from past defeats with candidates who are unafraid to stand for Republican ideals. But Fiorina opened herself up for criticism when she complained about CEs taking huge golden parachutes. “I believe as a Republican Party we can never defend greed and excess” Fiorina said. “And some of those executives have been greedy to a fault. ur economy is about accountability. So when somebody takes $40 million a year for failure we cannot defend that” she said. But she failed to mention she was herself criticized for leaving Hewlett-Packard in 2005 with a golden parachute that included $21 million in salary and an additional $21 million in stock options and pension.
But party sees chance to gain ground in Maryland during this session
Baltimore Sun United States -
9 million in campaign funds on hand – dwarfing Ehrlich’s $150000. He also has a bully pulpit that enables him to keep his visibility high and a party operation that registered more than 225000 new voters in the last election. The outcome of the legislative session will help determine the Republican Party’s position in the next election and could help in recruiting candidates. “This is going to cement in people’s minds whether they think the state is going in the right direction or whether they want to make a difference” said Sen. Kittleman the minority leader from Howard County. Republicans are focusing on the state’s financial problems.
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GP governors argue over how to revive party
The Hill DC -
Tim Pawlenty (R) a stimulus critic said that conservativeswill win by sticking by their values even in blue states. ?The Republican party should be and will remain a conservative party? saidPawlenty who was vetted for the GP?s vice presidential nomination last year. Republicans should widen their appeal to swing voters by calling forconservative reforms on big issues such as health care and energy Pawlentysaid. ?I don’t think the opportunity for the Republican Party is to become more likeDemocrats? he said. Governors aren’t the only ones looking to governors to lead the party.
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