Mass Repubs To Dis Mitt?

Published Feb 08 2007, 02:36 PM by David S. Bernstein

It's no big secret that many GOP activists in the state have become openly contemptious toward Mitt Romney. Now Hotline On Call says that some of those Bay Staters might embarrass the Barnstormin' Mormon by endorsing John McCain.

Although Hotline doesn't specifically say, it would make sense for McCain to announce those endorsements on or around next Tuesday's official announcement of the Barnstormin' Mormon's Presidential candidacy.

Of course, few if any of those names will mean anything south of Barnstable County or west of the Berkshires, since the state's high elected officials are pretty much void of Republicans. (Which is one of the reasons people in the party are so disgruntled with the Mittster.)

If the biggest defector is party treasurer Brent Andersen, then the list will have to be pretty lengthy to really embarrass Romney. So the question is, will there be any prominent names, in or out of office, to top the list?