The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

Time magazine has an interesting article that summarizes the Christian Right’s uneasy feelings about the current crop of front runners for 2008. Their comment on Brownback:

Many conservatives had high hopes for Virginia’s George Allen and Pennsylvania’s Rick Santorum–until they lost their Senate re-election races last year. And Evangelicals say they adore all-but-announced contender Sam Brownback, a former Evangelical who converted to Catholicism and is one of the Senate’s most ardent opponents of embryonic-stem-cell research and gay marriage. But they are skeptical that the Kansas Senator can broaden his appeal enough beyond religious voters to have a chance of winning.

Brownback now has to prove he has “what it takes” to run for president before the money and volunteers come pouring in from the conservative Christians. Ironically, money and volunteers are used as a metric for early success. Howard Dean overcame this same dilemma in 2003 by reaching out on the internet to build a vast small donor network but one look at Brownback’s pitiful website should make it obvious that internet strategy is currently not a priority.

Brownback will likely attempt to do the same thing except through existing church groups and bible studies. This takes plenty of face time, but time is the only resource Brownback has in his advantage at this point.

Perhaps someone should ask him if he agrees with his adviser, Tom Monaghan, who advocates for a total ban on birth control…

Please Join Pro-life Champion

United States Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)

As he salutes those marching for life and all those who work to protect the unborn child. In addition, Senator Brownback will be meeting with participants from the March for Life to discuss his possible bid for the White House in 2008.

When:
Monday, January 22, 2007
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Refreshments will be served
Informal attire for Marchers is appropriate

Where:
The Capitol Hill Club
300 First Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(Two blocks from the end of the March for Life route and directly across the street from the Capitol South Metro stop)

RSVP is required:
Martin Gillespie (mgillespie@brownback.com)

Thanks to the person who dropped this in my email. Feel free to keep the tips coming!

From ABC news:

“He will be fully announcing on January 20 in Topeka, Kansas,” Brian Hart, the senator’s spokesman, said Friday. The move was expected even though Brownback set up an exploratory committee in December to gauge whether he had enough support for a full-blown campaign.

After the announcement in Kansas, Hart said Brownback will fly to Washington to participate in the anti-abortion march marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling.

Stay tuned for more information about Sam’s visit to Washington…