Posted on 09/21/2010 3:15:30 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
23 Republican Candidates Take Steps Toward ‘Young Gun' Status
Washington- The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today announced its newest round of ‘On the Radar' and ‘Contender' candidates. By reaching the first and second step of the three-step ‘Young Guns' program, these Republican candidates have reached the fundamental benchmarks to place them on the road to victory. Now, these 23 candidates are ready to take on the Democrat establishment and return fiscal sanity to Washington.
"These candidates have worked hard to meet the benchmarks that have been laid out before them and are determined to hold Washington Democrats accountable this November," said NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX). "Middle-class families are tired of watching the Democrat majority spend this country deeper into recession while they have been forced to tighten their belts. With Americans desperate for change, these 23 candidates are determined to reign in reckless spending, cut taxes and return the economy back to a state of vitality."
Originally founded in the 2007-2008 election cycle by Reps. Eric Cantor (R-VA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) as a member-driven organization, the Young Guns program has become an official NRCC effort dedicated to electing open-seat and challenger candidates nationwide. Reps. Cantor, McCarthy and Ryan remain actively involved in the Young Guns program, working together to recruit and prime conservative leaders for victory.
After reaching the first and second step of the three-step program, these ‘On the Radar' and ‘Contender' candidates now face a new set of rigorous benchmarks that will continue to help them build competitive, effective and winning campaigns.
The NRCC's ‘On The Radar' and ‘Contender' Candidates Are:
On the Radar:
Fran Becker (NY-04)
Mike Fallon (CO-01)
Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
Jason Levesque (ME-02)
Anna Little (NJ-06)
Janet Peckinpaugh (CT-02)
George Phillips (NY-22)
Morgan Philpot (UT-02)
Andy Vidak (CA-20)
Tom Watson (CA-23)
Contender:
Dee Adcock (PA-13)
Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25)
Tim Burns (PA-12)
Sam Caligiuri (CT-05)
Scott DesJarlais (TN-04)
Rich Iott (OH-09)
Bill Johnson (OH-06)
Raul Labrador (ID-01)
Todd Lally (KY-03)
Tom Marino (PA-10)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02)
Keith Rothfus (PA-04)
Brad Zaun (IA-03)
Ping!
Sorry, don’t listen to anything said by the NSCC or NSRC these days... Just support your Conservative candidate...
They may be Republican, but are they progressive or conservative?
Yes, it matters.
They threw my conservative congressman overboard in 08 and he lost by a whopping 2%.
He won the primary with nearly double the votes of his nearest challenger this year and the NRCC is doing some serious butt kissing now.
No, the voters are finally waking up and voting for the correct candidate. You can credit the election to whomever you want...but it is the voters that decide.
The NRCC, NRSC, GOP, and all other of the Republican Party apparatus have been an obstruction to Conservatives for many years. This year, the voters will prevail...
Of course, that means that you are right! I was just clarifying a bit...heh.
I know that Blake Farenthold is a conservative. He’s been a talk show side kick for years, so his views are well known.
Mike Pence was here in my district at Hillsdale college last night I think it was. Apparently he gave an unofficial endorsement to my candidate (Tim Walberg).
Seems to me that there’s a lesson for the GOP in the renomination of Tim Walberg. The pundits are talking about the anti incumbent mood and we nominated a former congressman. I wonder if that happened anywhere else in the country.
Well first, if Mike Pence nominated him, he is almost surely a good candidate! Mile Pence is a good conservative and has demonstrated such in the past. If he is giving his allegiance, then he should be listened to.
Two, it does not matter who anyone nominates or supports...as long as they a a decent Conservative, they will be accepted.
At that point it is for the voter to decide...
All the “conventional wisdom” went out the window in this election cycle.
There is no g in rein. Come on, NRCC. Pay attention.
King Barack is determined to reign in reckless spending!
Come on. These kids writing that political boilerplate were political science majors, not english majors or champion spellers.
And spell check doesn’t catch that sort of thing...
:-)
Oh how the mighty have fallen. The Republican Party has to be corrected on major campaign docs by Homer_J_Simpson!
Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is our very hard working candidate in IA-2, held for the last 4 years by the nutty professor, Dave Loebsack. Retired Army Lt. Colonel, nurse, physician, active Catholic.
http://twitter.com/millermeeks/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mariannette-Miller-Meeks-for-Congress/187154313998?ref=ts/
http://www.youtube.com/drmillermeeks
Then they should have grown-ups check their work. After all, they are trying to put the grown-ups back in charge of Congress.
Kind of scary, isn't it?
Now I get it. I was putting the emphasis on the wrong phrase.
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