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McCotter plans to back Thompson |
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By Alexander Bolton
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Posted: 06/21/07 07:03 PM [ET] |
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), the chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, said yesterday that he plans to endorse former Sen. Fred Thompson’s (R-Tenn.) presidential campaign. McCotter is the second member of the House Republican leadership to throw his support to Thompson.
“I think he provides the best opportunity in the Republican Party to put forward the stature and policies [needed] to end the perception of societal chaos in the United States,” said McCotter. “Fred Thompson is a mainstream conservative to put America on the right track.”
Rep. Adam Putnam (Fla.), who as chairman of the Republican Conference is the third-ranking member of the House GOP leadership, has also endorsed Thompson.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), the highest-ranking House Republican, has pledged to stay neutral in the 2008 GOP presidential primary. Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) has also told campaigns courting his support that he plans to stay neutral for the foreseeable future.
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