WASHINGTON -- Ellijay conservative activist Joe McCutchen, prolific caller of talk shows and politicians, made a name for himself in 2012 as perhaps Mitt Romney's most enthusiastic fan.
The Washington Post wrote about him here. McCutchen had a memorable turn on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," as shown below.
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Washington is now abuzz with talk of Mitt 3.0, as Romney is making moves to start another run for the presidency. A speech scheduled for Friday at the Republican National Committee meeting in San Diego is a big public step.
But McCutchen has a new flame: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. He considers Cruz a "Super Taxpayer Champion" who reminds the activist of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher -- the biggest compliment McCutchen can bestow.
"I'm more of a Cruz conservative than I am a Romney conservative," McCutchen said. He still holds the former Massachusetts governor in high personal esteem, but sees a potential Romney bid as fighting for the moderate wing of the party with Jeb Bush and Chris Christie:
"I really like Cruz, and I'm crazy about Cruz. I think he's a great leader. ... I will go for him with great enthusiasm. If he doesn't run, I'll take a look at Mitt again. If he runs again, I don't know. Three times?"
So we now have McCutchen, who once said he was so excited about Romney that he couldn't sleep at night, and another fella who got a Romney face tattoo expressing their concerns. Strange times.
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