On the eve of the sixth Republican Presidential debate, the Southern Political Report has a list of Congressional Endorsements. Here is the Republican field:
Mitt Romney (31 nationally*; including 16 Southerners):
AL: US Reps. Bob Aderholt & Mike Rogers; FL: US Reps. Ginny Brown-Waite & Tom Feeney; GA: US Reps. Phil Gingrey, John Linder & Tom Price; KY: US Reps. Ron Lewis, Hal Rogers & Ed Whitfield; LA: US Reps. Rodney Alexander & Jim McCrery; SC: US Sen. Jim DeMint; TX: US Reps. Mike Conaway, Kay Granger & Lamar Smith.
John McCain (28 nationally; 10 Southerners):
AL: US Rep. Spencer Bachus; FL: US Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Ric Keller & Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; MS: US Sen. Trent Lott, US Rep. Chip Pickering; NC: US Sen. Richard Burr; SC: US Sen. Lindsey Graham; VA: US Sen. John Warner.
Fred Thompson* (21 nationally; 16 Southerners):
FL: US Reps. Jeff Miller & Adam Putnam; GA: US Rep. Lynn Westmoreland; MS: US Sen. Thad Cochran and US Rep. Roger Wicker; NC: US Rep. Sue Myrick; OK: US Sen. James Inhofe and US Rep. John Sullivan; SC: US Rep. Gresham Barrett; TN: US Sens. Lamar Alexander & Bob Corker; US Reps. Marsha Blackburn, David Davis, John Duncan & Zack Wamp; TX: US Rep. Louis Gohmert.
Rudy Giuliani (22 nationally; 3 Southerners):
LA: US Sen. David Vitter & US Rep. Charles Boustany; TX: US Rep. Pete Sessions.
Duncan Hunter (7 nationally; 4 Southerners):
AL: US Rep. Terry Everett; FL: US Rep. Bill Young; TX: US Reps. John Culberson & Ralph Hall.
Mike Huckabee: (2 nationally; 1 Southerner): AR: US Rep. John Boozman.
What are endorsements worth? They make for good press releases and media events, and are a genuine barometer of support. But as far as translating into votes, most members of Congress are not known outside of their district or state; and even among thier constituents, their influence really only carries as far as activists and die hard supporters.
Hat tip:
Palmetto Scoop
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