Thursday, January 3, 2008
- Madison County Journal
While U.S. Senate appointee Roger Wicker has universal support among conservatives, local GOP leaders expect that he will also be able to achieve compromise and cooperation with Democrats, in the same spirit as Trent Lott, the man he is replacing.
"Like Lott, Wicker does have a can-do approach to the legislative process," said Andy Taggart, a Madison attorney and Republican strategist. "Although he is a strong and loyal Republican, he will be very capable of working across the aisle."
Republicans also expect a deep roster of potential candidates will keep the state's First District in the GOP column, despite the relatively strong presence of traditional Democrats in northeast Mississippi.
Wicker was president of the 1994 "class" of representatives elected to Congress under the guidance of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and rose to a position on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, earning praise for his ability to work with partisan opponents to reach solution.
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