McCain Picks Up Endorsement of Massachusetts College Republican Leaders

John McCain picked up an interesting endorsement right in Mitt Romney’s backyard. Several leaders of Massachusetts conservative college republican groups came out and endorsed Senator McCain for his “authenticity and straight talk.” The press release urges McCain to run for President and commits to forming a youth advisory committee to support his candidacy.

The timing of this endorsement was very interesting. A lot has been written lately about Mitt’s inability to move up in the polls and now we see college republican leaders from his own state endorsing Senator McCain. The NY Times coverage of Mitt’s Gay Rights statement during his failed senate bid where he stated “We must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern” has now created a challenge for Mitt in how to rationalize that statement with his current campaign statements.

A second interesting aspect of the timing of this endorsement is that Illinois Senator Barack Obama received a lot of press from his first visit to NH this weekend and drew a lot of college age students to his events. Having young republicans support his candidacy can help McCain demonstrate his ability to draw support not only from both conservatives and moderates, but the young as well.

I hope the Senator is listening and accepts the call to run.

I don’t have a URL for the release so I am reprinting the full text of the release below.


For Immediate Release
Contact: Michael Miltenberger
(617)-417-8868
chair@macr.org

Massachusetts College Republican Leaders Endorses McCain for President

Boston, MA – Today state leaders from across Massachusetts including the Chairman of the Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans endorsed Arizona Senator John McCain as their candidate for the next President of the United States.

“Conservative College Republicans in Massachusetts appreciate Senator McCain’s authenticity and straight talk and urge him to run for President,” said Michael Miltenberger, Chairman of the Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans. “We look forward to building a strong youth organization for him in Massachusetts and helping in neighboring states and across the country.”

They released the following statement that represents their respective opinions and not necessarily the opinion of the organizations in which they belong.

As leaders in the conservative youth movement, College Republicans across Massachusetts urge Senator McCain to finalize his run for the presidency and pledge their support to his election effort. We are forming a Youth Advisory Committee to help organize youth activists across the state to fight for Senator McCain’s election as the next President of the United States.

Signed,

Michael R. Miltenberger
Chairman, Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans
Chairman, Northeast Caucus
Harvard University

Michael Sinacore
Political Director, Boston College
Executive Director, MACR

Brian Gwozdz
Vice President, UMass Amherst
Executive Vice Chairman, MACR

Amanda Short
President, Boston College
Secretary, MACR

Steve Johnston
Vice President, Harvard University

Matt Smith
Former President, Westfield State
Former Chief of Staff, MACR

Brittany Kademian
Secretary, Boston College

Tracy Danner
Publicity Director, Boston College

Kelly Smith
Vice President, Emmanuel College

Kevin Aldred
President, Westfield State

Michaela LeBlanc
Executive Director, Smith College

Benjamin Brookman
Treasurer, Northeastern College

Briana Gutfinksi
Vice President, Mount Holyoke

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