Posted on 06/03/2011 6:28:39 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
News broke yesterday that United States Senator Jim DeMint hinted he may be interested in a run at the Presidency, and we believe he would be a top tier candidate right out of the gate.
According to The Hill newspaper, DeMint “has discussed a White House bid with his wife and will pray on the question out of respect for his supporters across the country.”
Such a move would be welcome news for gun owners. Sen. DeMint’s proven conservative track record and willingness to stand up to the leadership of both parties makes him a powerful choice to replace Obama in next year.
DeMint emerged from the 2010 elections as a powerful voice for conservatives. He raised over $9 million to help conservative candidates in 2010 -- which is more than what was raised by Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty -- showing DeMint has an ability to be a contender.
He also bucked heads with the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Sen. John Cornyn, by endorsing Marco Rubio against the establishment choice in Florida.
He went against the favorite candidate of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky primary, supporting Rand Paul over then-frontrunner Trey Grayson. Just last week, Sen. DeMint was one of only ten Senators to stand with Sen. Paul in an effort to protect gun records from the so-called Patriot Act -- an effort that was opposed by leaders on both sides of the aisle.
When DeMint was attacked by the Republican elites for supporting Christine O’Donnell over a rabid anti-gunner in a Delaware primary, DeMint fired back, “I’ve been in the majority with Republicans who didn’t have principles, and we embarrassed ourselves and lost credibility in front of the country. Frankly, I’m at a point where I’d rather lose fighting for the right cause than win fighting for the wrong cause.”
The Hill summed up DeMint’s tenacity in staring down his own party: “Throughout his political career, DeMint has not been shy in confronting major players in the Republican Party on a wide range of issues.”
As the Chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, a group made up of the conservative wing of Senate Republicans, DeMint led the charge in protecting the Second Amendment on issues such as repealing the gun ban in national parks and pushing for interstate concealed carry recognition legislation.
DeMint also spoke forcefully against all anti-gun Obama judicial nominees, and he is one of only six Senators to earn an A+ rating from Gun Owners of America.
It is true that Sen. DeMint has not been chomping at the bit to run for president. Unlike other candidates in the race, Jim DeMint would much rather be back home in South Carolina working in the business world.
But with the federal government drifting so far outside the bounds of the Constitution, it’s vital that conservatives and pro-gunners elect as president a principled leader who believes in limited government and who agrees with the Founding Fathers that the Constitution was established to “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our posterity.”
We at Gun Owners of America would be excited to see Jim DeMint jump into the 2012 presidential race. He’s been a trusted friend over the years, a proven man of principle and a leader willing to cut against the grain.
We also want to know what you think. Please vote here whether you think Sen. DeMint is a good choice for President, or if you think someone else would be a better candidate for gun owners in 2012.
Oh please run
Oh please run
Oh please run!
the broad GOP field may actually be a good thing as it will keep the Obama campaign quite busy and flustered trying to focus the Alinskyite attacks.
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I hear ya! I’ve been begging this for almost a year now!
DeMint is the real deal. He is solidly conservative, he has a solid track record to prove it, he obviously can raise funds, he is perfectly willing to stand up to the RINOs and the GOP “leadership.”
Of all the field, he has been the one I was hoping would run. I think he has what we need.
I will back him. My support is worth atleast 2 million votes.
Nothing but good can come of DeMint entering the race. People want to talk about a fighter who can take it to 0bama - DeMint is it!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeMint/Palin or Palin/DeMint is OK with me.
Hmmmm..... sounds like an icecream favor. Probably not from Ben and Jerry though.
right on! (And good to see your post!).
I haven't got banned yet, despite the best efforts of the Palinstinians to twist my words around to try to make it look like I'm "trashing" her.
If he chooses to run, which I would very much welcome, Jim DeMint would be the only real conservative in a field peppered with RINO’s.
Unlike the current Fraud-in-Chief, DeMint is understated, intelligent, principled, and sincere. And of course a Tea Party favorite.
Ping! I think we’ve got a true TEApublican candidate here, if we can convince him to run!
I very much like Jim DeMint!!!!!
ditto ditto ditto
I think DeMint is truly the one,have thought so for well over a year, and I can see a DeMint/Palin ticket as one that would rouse the “woken giant” that is the Tea Party constituency, that is in a profound quandary right now, as the MSM continues to foist such thoroughly WRONG candidates such as Mitt Romney down our collective throats.
Hang in there!
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I like him so much, I just sent him a picture of Anthony Weiner!
Oh I will, I’m going to keep telling people things they don’t want to hear and would rather not think or talk about!
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