Comments on: Blogger Conference Call with John Boehner

By: Beltway Blogroll

Beltway Blogroll — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:22:03 +0000

Bridging The Beltway Divide... The directors of RedState last week sent a simple, straightforward message about their support for Arizona Republican John Shadegg as House majority leader: "This matters." Unfortunately for RedState's leaders (and Shadegg), few House Republicans s...

By: Will House Republicans ‘Blunt’ reform? at blog.matthewstinson.net

Will House Republicans ‘Blunt’ reform? at blog.matthewstinson.net — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:41:05 +0000

[...] James Joyner has interesting summaries of blogger conference calls with the three top contenders to replace troubled Republican House Leader Tom Delay: Arizona Republican John Shadegg, Ohio Republican John Boehner, and Missouri Republican Roy Blunt. Blunt, it’s fair to say, didn’t wow the bloggers asking him questions, and in some cases he clearly repulsed them. Rep. Shaddegg, who has been endorsed by Redstate, is clearly the favorite of reform-minded conservative bloggers. [...]

By: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts

PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:45:15 +0000

The Majority Leader Race: Confernce Calls and Blogs

One of the fascinating elements of the current House Majority Leader race is the degree to which the candidates have taken an active interest in bloggers to build support for their runs. I have been receiving numerous e-mails, for example, form John ...

By: Right Wing News

Right Wing News — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:16:18 +0000

Conference Calls With The Candidates For Majority Leader

All 3 Republican Candidates for the Majority Leader spot in the House decided to do teleconferences with bloggers today. Here's...

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:57:30 +0000

Randall,

Will you say the same thing about Blount when James posts the details of his conference call with Bloggers in an hour or so ?

Clearly, all three candidates are reaching out to these well-known bloggers to get their message across. Actually I find it interesting that an internal GOP leadership election is getting this much attention but, as others have written, who wins this race actually is pretty important.

By: Randall B

Randall B — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:37:49 +0000

If both Boehner and Shedagg are relying on conference calls with bloggers to assert their candidacy, it is clear that the smart money should be on Roy Blunt!