Who Did Jeffrey Support in 2008?

We were going to give Jeffrey a break for a little while and focus on our main issue, Bob Inglis, but this landed on our laps today and we feel the 4th Congressional District should know.

A commenter on a previous post brought this question “Who Did Jeffrey Support in 2008?”

Thanks to a private ballot, we will never know who Jeffrey truly pulled the lever for in 2008.  But thanks to media outlets across the country, we know who all she claims to have supported.

For the last year, we have heard Jeffrey talk about her close relationship with Ron Paul.  The way she has talked about him and her relationship would lead one to believe she was a fervent supporter.  She has worked feverishly to gain the Campaign for Liberty support and has used this relationship to help solidify her status as the Tea Party candidate.

On November 17th, 2009, she told the Spartanburg Herald Journal’s Jason Spencer, well, wouldn’t tell him who she supported.

On March 5th, 2010 she claimed she supported Congressman Duncan Hunter in the 2008 Presidential Primary in the News Radio WORD debates.  At 43:00 minutes into the debate, Bob McLain asks the telling question and at 44:50, Jeffrey responds.  You can see her response here.

And the kicker is……

Today, we discover and article from April 24, 2007 in the Rocky Mountain Times, out of Denver, Colorado.  What did Jeffrey have to say to Mike Littwin of the Rocky Mountain Times besides being “inbred like all South Carolinians”?

Read the excerpt below:

But Christina Jeffrey has found her candidate. She’s serious enough about Giuliani that she’s standing in the Dorman High School gym, pulling the tape from the back of “Rudy” posters and stacking them for the next event.

I’m trying to understand her devotion, other than the fact that she does freelance work for a public relations company employed by Giuliani.

She’s a South Carolina conservative who can trace her roots here to the 1600s. “We’re inbred like all South Carolinians,” she said, pulling away another piece of tape. “I did my duty by marrying an Iowan to improve the gene pool.”

She has five children. And her most important issue, she says, is abortion. And Giuliani’s stance is: He says he personally hates abortion, which is the default position for most pro-choice candidates.

“I want the United States of America to win the war against the terrorists,” Jeffrey said, explaining her support of Giuliani. “I think abortion is the No. 1 issue facing the people of America, but it’s not the No. 1 issue that a president can influence.”

Of course, Giuliani has problems other than abortion for social conservatives, and I’m not including the multi-marriage issue. When I point this out to Jeffrey, she points to a white-haired man in a suit. She says he’s a “famous” social conservative in the state who used to work on Wall Street when Giuliani was mayor.

“He tells me you have to march in the Gay Pride parade if you want to be elected in New York,” she said. “And it’s hard to get elected there if you’re pro-life.

“He says that Giuliani is not really pro-choice. He insists he’s not. I know Giuliani is a Catholic who was raised Catholic. Even if he is pro-choice, if he’s really pro-choice, at least he understands the argument.”

I tell her it’s all on the record. I can show her Giuliani saying government should pay for abortions for poor women. It’s as easy to find as YouTube. Isn’t she guilty, I ask, of wishful thinking?

“We want to win here in South Carolina,” she said. “We know math. We know how to add.”

She stops and laughs.

“I’m as capable of wishful thinking as anybody.”

Problems that don’t pass

Now I begin to understand. Obviously, many people now drawn to Giuliani – people like Jeffrey – don’t agree with him on basic issues. But it isn’t that they don’t know what he believes. It’s that they don’t want to know what he believes.

I know, I know, I know.  Tell us what you think…..

UPDATE:
PoliticalNetTV has picked up on this story and has provided their insight on the situation.

Too Little Too Late for Bob Inglis

Representative Bob Inglis has turned into a fire-breathing conservative as of late, revision 3.0?  Just a few short months ago he was beating his constituents up with health care, accusing those of us opposed as willing to leave someone to bleed to death on the hospital steps. My… how he has changed his tune.

Most just naturally assume; Bob has four challengers so he has to swing back to the right in order to win.  Maybe it goes a bit deeper.  I have been told Bob’s poll numbers are down to 35%.  I have no reason to doubt my multiple sources, but rather surprised he has that much support.  The recent WORD poll following the debate had Bob only pulling 5% of the vote. A debate the other night in Fountain Inn with about 200 in attendance had Bob winning only 7% in the straw poll following the debate.

For the sake of this article, let us assume that the 35% is completely accurate.  This means nothing less than Bob is finished politically and here is why…

I have heard much discussion lately that there are too many opponents, and that the field needs to be narrowed in order to beat Bob.  The fact that Bob has this many opponents demonstrates how vulnerable he is, but with all due respect, the Primary Election in South Carolina is for the very purpose of narrowing the field.

To win a Primary Election you must get 50% plus one vote.  That is one single vote over the 50% threshold.  Let’s assume Bob get’s that full 35% of the vote and the other 65% is divided among the four challengers.  That 35% is Bob’s ceiling and that is not enough to win.  Whoever finishes second to Bob will go to the Runoff Election two weeks later. Just the two of them.  This is where Bob loses as his ceiling will remain 35%.

Basically, no matter how you slice it, Bob loses.  We’ve heard many rumors to the effect if Bob’s poll numbers are low enough, he will not file to be on the ballot.  Personally, there are many of us who hope Bob remains in this race because when he loses badly (and he will), Bob will never be able to come back. If Bob decided to lie out, things could play out like they did before where he will have not been defeated and he can pop back up after a couple of election cycles.  It is better he stays in and we put him away in this election once and for all.

All of this does assume Bob has that 35% to begin with.  Based on how things are going, the anti-incumbent sentiment will do nothing but grow.  Bob will not place first or second to be in the Runoff Election. We are expecting Bob to place no higher than third and could actually finish dead last at the rate he is declining.

Gowdy Leads, Lee Close Behind in Fountain Inn Straw Poll

Last night, the Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce and Fountain Inn Rotary Club hosted a fourth congressional debate with Myra Ruiz from WYFF moderating.  The results of the straw poll held after the debate are as follows (sections is in order of percent vote).

Trey Gowdy

Trey gathered 31% of the vote after the debate.  This is not all surprising as he has been working hard and building a lot of name recognition.  Of all the candidates, he has not been shy when it comes to attacking Inglis.  Given his fund raising totals and the perceived street cred obtained by those numbers, he may be in the final two.

Jim Lee

As the title says, Lee came in second with 27%.  This looks good for Jim and shows that his ground game and solid performance last week in the WORD radio debate is cashing in.  If Jim can continue to build this momentum, watch out.

David Thomas

I have been hearing rumors that Thomas’ Senate seat may be on the line if he performs poorly in his own district.  Unfortunately, for Thomas, polling in 3rd with 20% in his backyard could be the beginning of the end for him in politics.

Christina Jeffrey

Jeffrey brought in 15% after the Boiling Springs Tea Party issued a “Red Alert” call to action yesterday.  She is polling a little better than I expected.  We are waiting to see if the other Tea Parties will get behind her, but our sources say that is not likely.

Bob Inglis

Bob, Bob, Bob.  What else can we say than he brought in 7% of the vote.  Oh yeah, did we mention the democrats are likely not to vote in this election since they have multiple candidates in the governors race they covet so dearly?

You can read more at the Greenville News.

Rita Allison Town Hall Meeting

Rep. Rita Allison will be holding a town hall meeting on March 8th at 6:30pm at the Duncan Town Hall.

Event – Meet Trey Gowdy

If you would like to attend, please email me at george@treygowdy.com or 864.908.3775.

Trey is running for South Carolina’s fourth congressional district.

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