Posted on 02/05/2024 11:55:52 AM PST by cotton1706
Indiana GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz has decided to reverse her decision to retire from Congress. She will run for reelection, she told Politico.
“I will file this week. The country is too much in trouble,” Spartz told POLITICO on Monday morning.
Spartz continued in a statement later Monday morning, explaining her decision to run for reelection in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District.
“Deciding where your duty lies - family, work, or country, is never an easy task. Earlier last year, I decided to take some time off from running for public office to recharge and spend more time in Indiana with my family. However, looking where we are today, and urged by many of my constituents, I do not believe I would be able to deliver this Congress, with the current failed leadership in Washington, D.C., on the important issues for our nation that I have worked very hard on,” Spartz said.
“As someone who grew up under tyranny, I understand the significance of these challenging times for our Republic, and if my fellow Hoosiers and God decide, I will be honored to continue fighting for them. We must carry on the sacrifice of countless Americans for our liberties and keep the American dream alive for our children," she continued.
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“If I go there will be trouble, and if I stay it will be double.”
She was a definitely a squish during her first term but there’s some evidence that she’s moved to the right during her current term.
The clear favorite to replace her in this solidly (R+11) Republican district was state Rep. Chuck Goodrich. Goodrich is more conservative than Spartz and is pro-life, pro-gun, etc.
The fact that her replacement would be a notch or two to Spartz’ right may be the reason that she and her handlers in the GOP establishment begged her to reconsider retirement.
Goodrich has enough money to give Spartz a good run in the primary, but the GOPe will ensure that she has all the funding she needs — and more.
She’s obviously mad that Ukraine “aid” is being torpedoed by Johnson.
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