Posted on 03/17/2004 4:22:43 PM PST by phil_will1
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herman Cain received the endorsement of Club for Growth, an organization dedicated to helping to elect candidates who support the Reagan vision of limited government and lower taxes. Club for Growth was founded in 1999 as a nationwide political membership organization dedicated to advancing public policies that promote economic growth. As a general rule, the Club sides with conservative candidates who have an excellent chance to win. This is seen by political insiders as a very significant development in the Georgia Senate race.
"I am honored and encouraged to have received the endorsement of the Club for Growth," said Cain. "They know that I will challenge the status quo in Washington DC so that we can unleash America's economic potential by replacing the tax code with a national sales tax, restructuring social security and stopping out-of-control government spending."
"Herman Cain is the quintessential American success story," said Club for Growth president, Steve Moore. "His rise to the pinnacle of corporate leadership is inspiring and admirable. From his small-town Georgia roots, to his success within the Pillsbury Company and Godfather's Pizza, he has developed keen insight into the impact of taxes on job creation, business expansion and prosperity."
Cain beat out Congressmen Johnny Isakson and Mac Collins for this very significant endorsement.
Founded by Steve Moore, National Review president Dusty Rhodes, Cato Institute president Ed Crane, Richard Gilder, economist and CNBC Kudlow & Cramer co-host Larry Kudlow and other like-minded, pro-growth conservatives, the Club for Growth has members that share a goal of electing more Reaganites to Congress who are willing to stand for the issues that they as members care about most. Issues like: cutting taxes, controlling federal spending, personal retirement accounts for Social Security, ending the death tax, eliminating the capital gains tax, fundamental tax reform, providing true school choice and minimizing government's role in our daily lives.
The Club for Growth Political Action Committee expects that its members will donate total contributions in the six-figure range for Cain's campaign.
The Club for Growth's record includes:
* The Club for Growth won 17 out of 19 of our targeted races in the Nov. 5, 2002 election. They also had a string of eight key victories in contested primaries.
* Their membership exploded from 1,500 to 9,000 during the 2002 election cycle.
* The respected National Journal ranked the Club as one of the most effective political organizations in America even though the organization is only five years old.
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