GOP "stalwarts". Who are they?

bowser — 9/19/2012 5:36:16 PM (archived)

http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/19/13963985-romney-faces-pressure-to-shake-things-up-amid-concerns-race-is-slipping-away?lite

"Mitt Romney has stumbled recently in his quest to unseat President Barack Obama, but GOP stalwarts argue that his presidential campaign isn’t a lost cause and say their nominee still has time to turn things around."

The article mentions one Representative from Oklahoma and a former party chairman for New Hampshire. Are these the "stalwarts" who can pressure the GOPs Republican nominee?

I doubt it. Now, the Koch brothers could do it, so could the other large donors and a few of the corporations. They are the king-makers. But the article doesn't mention them by name, simply "GOP stalwarts".

Clearly they are the powers of the Republicans. It would be interesting to know who can kick their candidate around.

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GOP "stalwarts". Who are they? - bowser - 9/19/2012 5:36:16 PM
- And a little more: - TB - 9/19/2012 7:08:28 PM
  - Did you notice the outside spending section? - alcaray - 9/20/2012 2:02:03 AM
  - I'm just asking who these people behind the scenes are. The unnamed "stalwarts". - bowser - 9/19/2012 7:51:02 PM
    - Re: I'm just asking who these people behind the scenes are. The unnamed "stalwarts". - TB - 9/20/2012 2:28:36 AM
      - TB, I just asked about GOP "stalwarts". Simple. - bowser - 9/20/2012 6:32:34 AM
        
        I thought you were talking about the people running the campaign. - TB - 9/20/2012 6:02:48 PM
        
        He has been running off a script for days now. I don't think he's reading our post. - alcaray - 9/20/2012 7:05:26 AM
        
        He's always sort of reminded me of a guest on "Face the Nation", or one of those. - bowser - 9/20/2012 9:25:33 AM
- Maybe you need to broaden your sources a bit. - TB - 9/19/2012 6:49:54 PM
  - OK. You with the broad sources. Who are they? - bowser - 9/19/2012 10:12:57 PM
    - If you're talking people running the campaign, I don't know. - TB - 9/20/2012 6:05:21 PM
- I didn't know Romney's father had been on welfare. - bowser - 9/19/2012 6:05:04 PM
  - You might want to broaden your sources a bit, too. - TB - 9/19/2012 6:52:00 PM
    - I did not check out George Romney's biography. There are a lot of 'em I haven't read. - bowser - 9/19/2012 7:52:22 PM
      - I was curious. Weren't you? - TB - 9/19/2012 8:17:29 PM
        
        Not in the slightest. - bowser - 9/19/2012 10:10:11 PM

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