Tomorrow, John McCain is expected to garner key endorsements in two Super Tuesday states:
SIMI VALLEY, California (CNN) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will announce Thursday he is endorsing Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, two GOP sources familiar with the situation told CNN.
Schwarzenegger will make the announcement in California, a day after the four Republican candidates debated at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.
McCain is also set to receive the endorsements of Georgia’s two Republican senators, Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, in the next two days, according to two GOP sources involved in the planning.
California and Georgia are two of the 22 states holding nominating contests on Super Tuesday next week.
This is fairly close to becoming inevitable.
January 30th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
McCain endorsements grow in Virginia
By Bob Gibson
Daily Progress political blogger
Virginia Republicans in the General Assembly are flocking more to the standard of John McCain than to any of the other candidates left after Rudy Giuliani bowed out today.
McCain backers led by Del. Chris Saxman, R-Staunton, plan to showcase that support Thursday at the General Assembly.
A 4:30 p.m. event hosted by Saxman, co-chair with U.S. Sen. John Warner, R-Alexandria, of McCain’s Virginia campaign, will feature a former Secretary of State and at least a baker’s dozen of state legislators.
Saxman and Lawrence Eagleburger of Albemarle County will showcase the growing busload of McCain luminaries.
McCain backers in the House of Delegates include: David B. Albo of Springfield, Thomas D. Gear of Hampton, Phillip A. Hamilton of Newport News, Terry G. Kilgore of Gate City, Donald Merricks of Danville, Harvey B. Morgan of Gloucester, Dave Nutter of Christiansburg, John M. O’Bannon of Henrico County, Glenn Oder of Newport News and Scott of Madison.
Sens. Robert Hurt of Chatham and Ryan McDougle of Mechanicsville also are backing McCain, Saxman said.
House Speaker William J. Howell of Stafford County and Clarke N. Hogan of South Boston and in Mike Huckabee’s camp, which Howell chairs in Virginia.
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, R-Mechanicsville, heads up the Romney camp in Virginia. House Majority Leader H. Morgan Griffith of Salem is on board with Romney as are Dels. Jackson Miller of Manassas and Chris Peace of Mechanicsville.