The Weekly Standard assesses the chances of Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., in the nearby Iowa caucuses, in which social conservatives have represented 25 percent to 30 percent of voters. Chuck Hurley, an Iowa lawyer on Brownback’s exploratory committee, tells the magazine: “He’s optimistic, he’s aspirational, he’s comfortable in his own skin. The more people he meets, the more people there will be who say, ‘I am really impressed.’” The article also notes that a Brownback autobiography is coming soon, “to introduce him to a skeptical nation and a dismissive punditry.”
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I have my doubts that Brownback could even carry Kansas. Of course I also did not think that the gay marriage ban would pass either! “ToTo I do not think I want to be in Kansas anymore!”.
To charm Iowa, Sam Brownback will have to come up with some personal charm of his own. Personally, I think Sam runs a tight race with Al Gore for being a stiff with no personality.
I hope Brownstain runs and gets the nomination…Guarentees a Win for D’s for years to come!!!
It has been a long time since we have seen such a strong combination of fiscal and social conservatism…brings us back to Reagan! Brownback has a far better chance of beating a Clinton or Obama in 2008 than any of these moderate (read: liberal) Republicans who have been running the show so poorly in the last decade. I am confidant the Iowans will recognize that.