DeMint Makes a Last Minute Pitch for Romney in Iowa

Wed, January 02, 2008 - 1:20 PM

Once Iowa’s hotly contested caucuses wrap up on Thursday night, the rest of the country can go back to ignoring the state until sometime in 2011. Until then, Iowa remains the white-hot center of the political universe, drawing out-of-state politicians to make last-minute pitches for the packed field of presidential hopefuls.

We just got word from Mitt Romney’s campaign that Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., will be in Iowa on Thursday to campaign for the former Massachusetts governor. DeMint, South Carolina’s junior senator, came out months ago for Romney. South Carolina’s senior senator, Republican Lindsey Graham, is backing Sen. John McCain.

To the extent that endorsements like these matter in presidential races, it’s likely that a positive word from DeMint means a lot more in Myrtle Beach or Columbia than in Des Moines, where DeMint is a relative unknown.

Still, in an unpredictable race like this, every little bit helps. Here’s a quick video message DeMint released about Romney after the Republican YouTube debate in November:



--Sean Mussenden