Posted on 03/28/2011 4:41:00 AM PDT by AnyStreetFL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Vince Mariano (561) 866-0136
Davie, Florida, (March 28, 2011)– South Florida small business owner and 2010 Republican candidate for Congress Karen Harrington has declared her candidacy for United States Congress in Florida’s 20th Congressional District in 2012.
As a first-time candidate in 2010, Harrington garnered nearly 40 percent of the vote in her race against incumbent Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
“Today, I formally announce my campaign for U.S. Congress. For those of you who know me, you know me as a neighbor and small business owner who has been privileged to serve the Broward community for nearly four decades. You also know that I am fully committed to ensuring that the people’s business throughout the District is not needlessly stifled by government intrusion. As I’ve had the opportunity to listen and meet with the residents of the district out on the campaign trail over the past few years, it is very clear that your concerns mirror my concerns about both our economy and the direction of our country, and we can no longer remain on the sidelines as our country slides into further debt and fiscal insolvency.
“My campaign for U.S. Congress is not premised on towing a party line or walking in lock step with the Republican establishment. The duty that comes before all others is safeguarding the prosperity and liberties of the people of the 20th Congressional District, and I will never waver in my resolve from that commitment.
“It is my intention to broadly communicate our campaign’s ideas to all voters throughout District 20, regardless of party affiliation, as to how we can preserve our prosperity and our liberties through common sense and principled solutions that will put our country back on a fiscally sustainable path. I will be a tireless advocate for proven ideas that roll back government regulation and taxation and allow South Florida’s small businesses to prosper. Ours will be a campaign of new ideas and real hope for the future direction of our country, and I intend to take our campaign’s message directly to the district’s constituents early and often.”
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If you would like further information on Karen please click on link below. KAREN FOR CONGRESS
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Klein won by only 55-45 in ‘08, and 51-47 in ‘06. It’s a *lot* harder to go from 38 to 51 than it is to go from 45 to 54.
I know you are correct. It will be much more difficult for Karen Harrington to go up against Debbie W. Schultz. The district is very strong Democrat, and the only way for Karen to have a chance is for all the registered Republicans and Independents to give their support to Karen. Even then, we hope many Democrats will realize the path Schultz is taking them is wrong, which they would get to see and hear for themselves if Schultz is somehow forced into having at least one debate with Karen Harrington.
Her district is mostly comprised of the gay community, Jewish community, blue hairs and Union members. It’s long past time for Debbie to have her district redrawn to exclude Miami Beach which is nowhere close to the rest of her district in the opposite county.
She will have to stress this factor... contacts in Israel tell me that they are quite alarmed at American Jews' casual attitude towards the present dangers to Israel.
The Primary field is just beginning to form, and there will be a few Republican candidates to get to know and learn about. Hopefully the voters in District 20 will vet the candidates well and then give all their support to the best Conservative running.
The Primary field is just beginning to form, and there will be a few Republican candidates to get to know and learn about. Hopefully the voters in District 20 will vet the candidates well and then give all their support to the best Conservative running.
This rainy weather has me double posting. Or me operator trouble more likely. Sorry.
rino preserve
the absentee ballots down there are brought in by mass volumes. Nursing home incompetents, waiting room condos, and the multiple county provisional voters are firmly in place.
Like Chuck Schumer - and others in D.C. [e.g. (lately): Rahm Immanuel]... they have come to be only interested in their own power and access to wealth. It is time to paint these people for what they really are.
FReeper FRiends:
Karen Harrington came to Sarasota this evening and she wowed the crowd at a local GOP Club. She is a lovely articulate smart business woman who is a true conservative!
After the meeting, I spoke with her, told her about FR and how we got behind Col. Allen West in 2010. I told her I would make the effort to rally Freepers to her Campaign. She was most appreciative to learn about FR and I will send her the link to this thread.
I believe together...we can help Karen FIRE DEBBIE!
Will you join me in supporting and promoting Karen Harrington?
Here’s her website: http://www.karenforcongress.com/
Please sign up for her emails....Thanks, Julie
She and Joe Kaufman are contending for the Republican nod against Hussein’s poodle.
Joe Kaufman had a booth at the Orlando gathering of Republicans...I did not see Karen.
I have seen Karen at one of our Tea Parties in Fort Lauderdale, though I haven’t heard her speak....and I did send her some money a month or so ago.
I’ll be VERY happy to see Hussein’s poodle thrown out of office.
I missed her at the CPAC & P-5 but she was there:
Excerpt:
Karen made the rounds throughout the event that was held at the Orange County Convention Center, and Karen was warmly received by countless numbers of well wishers including RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day, Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll, and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.
Karen addressed several groups during the event including the Florida Federation of Republican Women and the Tampa Bay Tea Party Patriots, giving those who attended her vision for Congress as well as insight into her campaign to defeat Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, and Karen also participated in lively Q&A sessions at each of these engagements. Karen was also a featured guest on radio talk shows that were broadcasting live from the conference, including the Ed Dean Show and the Marc Bernier Show, and the campaign`s fundraising efforts yielded very positive results.
More news on Karen Harrington.....She’s gotten a very important Jewish endorsement:
http://shark-tank.net/2011/09/28/19917/
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