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NRSC head Cornyn gave Toomey $5K

National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Cornyn recently donated $5,000 to Pat Toomey’s Senate campaign from his own political action committee, The Washington Times reports.

His contribution came in the wake of criticism that Cornyn got from conservatives for not endorsing Toomey after Senator Arlen Specter defected to the Democrats in April. Cornyn told the newspaper that his donation didn’t signal a formal endorsement, but that one could be coming soon.

“I certainly haven’t taken an early endorsement off the table but want to talk to leaders in Pennsylvania first,” Cornyn said. “It’s certainly an option, and I won’t foreclose it, that I would endorse him early.”

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June 15, 2009 at 12:25 pm

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  1. The Conservative Reform Network Blog » Blog Archive » NRSC Head Gave Toomey $5K

    Nov 11th, 2009

    [...] “There was similar criticism in party ranks when Mr. Cornyn did not endorse conservative anti-tax advocate Pat Toomey, a former congressman who will be the likely Republican nominee in Pennsylvania after Sen. Arlen Specter’s decision to defect to the Democrats. But last week, Mr. Cornyn quietly sent a $5,000 contribution to the Toomey campaign from his own p…” [...]

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