It wasn’t too long ago that Tom McClintock supporters started a Draft Tom movement to encourage the then-state senator to run for Congress. Now, McClintock’s faithful supporters have dusted off the Draft Tom campaign—but this time it’s to encourage the Congressman to run for a far loftier office than Congress or governor; the goal is the White House.
Yesterday I received a message from Sacramento Republican activist Steve Macías informing me of his involvement with the Draft Tom McClintock for President Committee. The web site for the committee features the viral YouTube video of McClintock denouncing Mexican President Felipe Calderón for attacking the Arizona immigration law in his address to Congress last month. With over a million views, McClintock’s defense of America has resonated with average voters throughout the country.
The 2012 presidential race is already in full swing, with a diverse field of Republicans jockeying to prevent President Obama from serving a second term. With such a wide open race, even congressmen have a shot at gaining some traction.
Check out the Draft Tom web site here.
June 4th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Anyone who sees Whitman or Poizner as the answer in CA. just might find Nasarallah or Assad as the answer in the middle east. Forget old Tom….he ain’t what ye thought.