[Peace-discuss] Congressman Tim Johnson: “I Hardly Even Know Rodney Davis”

Thu May 31 19:31:33 UTC 2012

Doug Ibendahl (huffpo author) tells me that he would vote for Gill over 
Davis.

On 05/31/12 10:13, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>
>
>     Let's hope Johnson continues to withhold an endorsement for Davis
>     (unlikely). Either way, this could be Gill's (and our) year. Dare
>     we hope??
>
>     --- On *Wed, 5/30/12, Kevin Jessup, Sr. * wrote:
>
>
>         Congressman Tim Johnson's refusal on Friday to endorse his
>         would-be successor Rodney Davis is raising eyebrows in
>         Washington. Check out the press release the DCCC sent out this
>         morning.
>
>         And that's not Davis' only problem. The /Huffington Post /has
>         a post up entitled, "*With Friends Like These - Party Hack
>         Behind IL GOP Money Transfer Scheme Gets Nod for Congress."
>         *It's written by the former General Counsel of the Illinois
>         Republican Party who writes that Rodney Davis "has played a
>         major role in making the Illinois Republican Party a national
>         laughingstock," slams Davis as "discredited and unqualified,"
>         and places him at the "center of the Illinois Republican
>         Party's money transfer scandal." Read more:
>         <http://www.gill2012.com/r?u=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-ibendahl/rodney-davis-gop-illinois_b_1529902.html&utm_campaign=dccc&n=2&e=d3953e6614e06ee9bb57e86eaa8d50643637f783&utm_source=gillforcongress&utm_medium=email>
>
>
>         *This is race is looking more and more winnable for David Gill
>         every day*. But we need to show that David's grassroots
>         support is real. If you haven't given the last few days,
>         please click here to help us meet our May fundraising goals
>         <http://www.gill2012.com/r?u=https://secure.actblue.com/page/z?refcode%3Dmay29_tallyproud&utm_campaign=dccc&n=3&e=d3953e6614e06ee9bb57e86eaa8d50643637f783&utm_source=gillforcongress&utm_medium=email>
>         (and don't forget to read the DCCC press release below.)
>
>
>         Mike Richards
>
>         Campaign Manager
>         Friends of David Gill
>         ____________________________________________________________________________________
>
>         *From:* DCCC Press
>         *Sent:* Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:16 PM
>         *To:* Jennifer Crider; Haley Morris
>         *Subject:* Congressman Tim Johnson: “I Hardly Even Know Rodney
>         Davis”
>         image001.jpg
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>         * *
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>         *Congressman Tim Johnson: “I Hardly Even Know Rodney Davis”*
>
>
>         Congressman Tim Johnson is not endorsing the Republican pick
>         to run for his seat in Illinois 13th Congressional District.
>         In the first radio interview Johnson gave since career
>         political hack Rodney Davis was selected as the Republican
>         nominee, Johnson went as far as to claim that he hardly even
>         met Davis. Johnson's cold shoulder spells trouble for
>         Republicans in the 13th, which was won by President Obama in 2008.
>
>         From Johnson:
>
>         "I hardly even know Rodney Davis. I've met him once or twice
>         and I really have very very little knowledge about his
>         background, his position on issues, or otherwise. So I'll
>         reserve judgment on that until things come along the way here.
>         Obviously, I knew Erika very well and I knew Jerry Clarke very
>         well, and uh, they were both good friends. And I don't know
>         some of the other candidates near as well, including Rodney.
>         I've hardly even met him."
>
>         Listen to the full interview here:
>         http://www.news-gazette.com/news/politics-and-government/2012-05-25/john
>         son-mum-13th-district-race.html
>         <http://www.gill2012.com/r?u=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/politics-and-government/2012-05-25/johnson-mum-13th-district-race.html&utm_campaign=dccc&n=4&e=d3953e6614e06ee9bb57e86eaa8d50643637f783&utm_source=gillforcongress&utm_medium=email>
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>         ###
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>         For Immediate Release, May 29, 2012
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>
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>         for the primary election and $2,500 for the general election,
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>         contributing another person’s funds; from foreign nationals
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>         employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in an
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>         Mike Richards, Gill for Congress
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