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John McCain has a Republican Problem

10:41 H | Topics: US Presidential Race 2008

Forget about Republican presidential nominee John McCain's Latino problems, he has a problem within his own party. The Hill reports:

At least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse or publicly support Sen. John McCain for president, and more than a dozen others declined to answer whether they back the Arizona senator.

One reason is a four letter word. No, not what McCain called his wife, but Iraq. Some have cited his energy plan. Others are playing word games by saying they support McCain but haven't endorsed him.

So while there is much focus on the assumed disunity of the Democratic party, seems the GOP has a similar problem.

Republican members who have not endorsed or publicly backed McCain include Sens. Chuck Hagel (Neb.) and Jeff Sessions (Ala.) and Reps. Jones, Peterson, John Doolittle (Calif.), Randy Forbes (Va.), Wayne Gilchrest (Md.), Virgil Goode (Va.), Tim Murphy (Pa.), Ron Paul (Texas), Ted Poe (Texas), Todd Tiahrt (Kan.), Dave Weldon (Fla.) and Frank Wolf (Va.). ...Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), who has been sharply critical of McCain on immigration, told The Hill in February, “I don’t like McCain. I don’t like him at all.”...However, Tancredo told ABC News this week he will reluctantly vote for McCain.

Via / The Hill

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