NASHVILLE - Just when you're wondering whether Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has folded his Republican gubernatorial campaign - his website lists no campaign events until Saturday and his TV ads have all but disappeared - his camp issues another communiqué today: "Ramsey Decries Obama Administration's Move to Sue Arizona Over Immigration Law."
"Just when you think it unfathomable that Washington can get any crazier, they announce news highlighting just how out of touch they are with mainstream Americans. I've said before that I fully back Arizona's efforts to enforce immigration law and secure their borders from the scourge of violence and crime that illegal immigration is causing in their state. In fact, when I am elected the next conservative Governor of Tennessee, I will enact a similar measure."
Just when you think it is unfathomable that a serious gubernatorial campaign can shoot itself in the foot any more, the candidate who has made a dominant campaign theme of his (failed) efforts to sue to block enforcement of a law that he believes is unconstitutional (the national health reform act), he issues a statement opposing the President for suing to block enforcement of a law that he believes is unconstitutional.
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This comes a day after Team Ramsey charged (see below) that GOP primary rival Bill Haslam "counts liberals such as environmental crusader Al Gore and Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper as supporters."
Asked the basis of its contention that known Democrats Gore and Cooper are supporters of Haslam, Team Ramsey responded Tuesday night by saying it meant that Haslam has "actively donated financially to Gore (1988) and Rep. Cooper (2002)."
Hmmm. So because Haslam contributed to the Gore and Cooper camps 22 and 8 years ago, they support him?
By that reasoning, does Haslam's $5,000 contribution in 2006 to Ramsey's state legislative political action committee, Raampac, mean that Haslam should count Ramsey as a supporter?
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Team Ramsey has added more campaign stops to its website - but none before Saturday's obligatory visit to the Davidson County GOP picnic. Ramsey also plans to stop by the Somerville courthouse square at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, participate in next Monday's statewide televised debate from Belmont University, appear on a conservative radio forum in Nashville Tuesday morning and stop by a Henry County tea party rally July 15 in Paris.
That's a vigrorous campaign schedule only nine days to go until the start of early voting?
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