Posted on 03/01/2010 10:27:29 AM PST by mdittmar
For Immediate Release
Arizona Tea Party Leaders Decline to Endorse in AZ Senate Race
Coalition of four largest Tea Party organizations issue joint press release
The organizers of the four largest Arizona Tea Party organizations including the Tucson Tea Party, Greater Phoenix Tea Party, Flagstaff Tea Party, and Mohave County Tea Party issued a joint press release regarding their unified decision to decline endorsing a candidate in the Arizona Senate primary race between John McCain, J.D. Hayworth, and Jim Deakin.
The Tea Party is a non-partisan, grassroots movement that stands for limited government, free markets, and fiscal responsibility. Both McCain and Hayworths records during their many years in Washington leave much to be desired on these issues, said Robert Mayer, co-founder of the Tucson Tea Party. It is their job to hold themselves up to these values and fight for our votes.
Other tea party organizers across the state agreed that the local organizations should not endorse so early if at all.
It is not appropriate to make an endorsement in this race at the drop of a hat, as some other groups are doing, said Kelly Townsend, organizer of the Greater Phoenix Tea Party. The movement must stand for ideas, and do everything possible to provide information to people so that they can make the best personal decisions.
Roger Boone, organizer of the Flagstaff Tea Party, added, The Tea Party should not endorse individual politicians, as their future actions may reflect poorly on our organization. We encourage our members to endorse and vote for whomever they choose, but as a group we will not endorse officially.
We stand for principles and ideas, not for politicians or parties, said Patrick Beck, organizer of the Mohave County Tea Party. Our mission is to promote constitutional government and fiscal responsibility, and to inform people so that they can make their own decisions.
Just vote them OUT!! McCain GOES!!
I thought tea parties were “set up” to get rid of RINOs and get some real conservatives. So another words they are not going to endorse Florida Senate Race? Crist vs. Rubio. Something doesn’t seem right.
There is a reason for this,Can’t See the Forest for the Trees?
BAD!
By failing to get behind a single candidate in the primary, they have set the stage to split the coservative vote among multiple conservative candidates. What does that mean? It means the RINO gets the nomination (see the 2008 Republican presidential primary for a perfect example of what happens when conservatives split their vote).
Yes, the Tea Party has no official leadership. But each of these groups should make it clear that while not speaking for the Tea Party movement as a whole, they do speak for the members of THEIR specific group.
You got it,and the members said,NO ENDORSEMENT!
The members will back who they want individually.
They are calling themselves “organizers” not “leaders” - almost like an administrator. I suspect they could say say ‘spokesman”.
We have our version up in Alaska. It’s called Iced Tea
Being conservative is good, going to a tea party rally is great, becoming another moderate wimp in the attempt to become the schoolmaster of all us tea partying “children”, is going to kill the movement. If you are on the fence about endorsing McCain’s primary component, then what’s the point? Why does McCain always find a way to get a pass from conservatives on his way to electoral defeat in the big contests?
That cr@p is made in Nyoo Yawk City!
GOOD? Go read those comments again from these four do-nothings.
These knotheads better take a stand. this is the same lame middle of the road crap that has lead to the status quo.
Can they really tell me that Hayworth isn't better than McCain?
My cat is better than McCain!
Pretty much.
These 4 pinheads have no business being in the Tea Parties, let alone presuming to speak for the Tea Parties..
Yep, the members will and should back who they want.
Seems some people have a hard time wrapping their brain around this.
NO ENDORSEMENTS!
Thank you for your recommendation that I should change my opinion.
I re-read the comments and find nothing offensive or dictatorial in tone or content; in fact, all four statements reiterated that as individuals we should make our own choices based on conscience - not endorsements.
Since I have no vote in AZ, my opinions of J.D. Hayworth and John McCain are moot. I shall continue to post commentary based on research and facts as they are learned. I promise not to impose my will.
JD Hayworth is having trouble finding support.
Did you see JD on Bill O’Reilly last Friday? He was backtracking on his past pro-Birther statements. He said he was merely promoting thoughtful when demanding to see Obama’s birth certificate.
“Did you see JD on Bill OReilly last Friday?”
I only caught the last part of the segment were he put in his silly plug for his website. But it now appears his getting caught up in this “birther” movement is hurting him. Additionally, McCain’s recent rollout of endorsements has been impressive. Hayworth’s going to lose. McCain has all the mo’ and all the money.
http://arizonateaparty.ning.com/profiles/blogs/four-tea-party-groups-in?xg_source=shorten_twitter
“...Many Tea Party Groups around the country have become non-profit, therefore are not “legally” allowed to endorse any candidate for any race.”
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