Bush Refuses to Back GOP Candidate

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said this morning that President Bush will not endorse Connecticut U.S. Senate candidate Alan Schlesinger (R) over Sen. Joe Lieberman even though he's the Republican nominee.

Update: Tom Swan, Ned Lamont's (D) campaign manager, responds: "It is not surprising that Joe remains Bushís favorite Senator, he is looking to run the exact same campaign that Bush did in 2004. Fortunately, the voters of Connecticut were smart enough to reject it then and we are confident they will again. It is alarming to see how far Joe will go, undermining every candidate across the country from his former party, to cling to his spot in Washington."

Update II: The White House released a transcript of Snow's remarks. When pressed for the reason Bush isn't supporting Schlesinger, Snow refused to answer saying, "I'm just not going to play."

Earlier: RNC chief Ken Mehlman also refused to endorse Schlesinger.

August 14, 2006 | Related News



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