Das Swiftenfrau joins McLame Camp, disses Mittenfuhrer, 3 Mass. Repuke senators back Der Rudyfuhrer

[Ian David]

Swift says she backs McCain
3 GOP senators to join Giuliani

Former acting governor Jane Swift endorsed US Senator John McCain for president yesterday, joining the growing list of Massachusetts Republicans who have forsaken the hometown candidate, Mitt Romney, in his bid for the presidency.

Last month, former governor Paul Cellucci rebuffed Romney's overtures and endorsed former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani instead. Longtime Republican political strategist Rob Gray, who worked for Romney in Massachusetts, signed up with McCain last month. And today, three of the state's five Republican state senators are expected to endorse Giuliani.

"I'm going to be looking to support a candidate who I think can draw people, nontraditional Republican voters, to support the ticket," state Senator Richard R. Tisei said yesterday, adding that Massachusetts lost more than 31,000 registered Republican voters during Romney's tenure, despite his efforts to expand the party's reach.

Swift's decision to back another candidate was not surprising.

In 2002, when Romney began flirting with the idea of running for governor, GOP activists quickly abandoned Swift, focusing their fund-raising efforts and their praise on the charismatic savior of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Swift, who had suffered a string of scandals during her tenure, protested that "powerful men" were trying to nudge her aside. But on the day Romney got into the race, she decided to bow out, saying "something had to give."

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But yesterday, Swift said that experience did not influence her choice. "I wish Mitt Romney well. This is much more about my support for John McCain," said Swift, who will serve as one of McCain's education advisers. "I was approached and glad to be approached by the McCain camp, and I was thrilled they asked me to play an important role."

More:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/02/15/swift_says_she_backs_mccain/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+City%2FRegion+News

[Justice]

1. LOL, even republicans in MA don't like him.

[salin]

2. Mitt's candidacy seems to be fizzling before it was really

kicked off.