LET US REASON TOGETHER:

Terrell Wins Endorsement From Perkins: Former rival for Senate says he will actively campaign for her (Laura Maggi, 11/16/02, The Times-Picayune)

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Suzanne Haik Terrell won a key endorsement Friday that could help her efforts to unify the GOP base.

State Rep. Tony Perkins, who finished fourth in the Senate primary with 10 percent of the vote, announced he not only endorses Terrell but will actively campaign for her in the Dec. 7 runoff election against Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. Since the primary more than a week ago, Perkins said he has been considering where Terrell stands on the issues to see how strongly he could embrace her candidacy.

"I wasn't sure where she stood on key issues before this race, but I'm convinced now that she holds the right position on issues like the right to life, protecting the Second Amendment and defense," said Perkins, R-Pride.

His supporters, many of them evangelical Christians and staunch social conservatives, will need to be wooed to switch over to Terrell's side, he said. To that end, Perkins has pledged to make phone calls, write letters and make radio advertisements to run on Christian stations. [...]

Perkins said he made his decision after talking with officials at the White House and Republican National Committee, adding that he is sure his supporters understand the importance to President Bush of a solidly Republican Senate.

There goes another headless horse. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 17, 2002 11:17 AM