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Posted on 10/27/2009 12:20:48 PM PDT by pissant
Senator Jim DeMint just sent me the statement below on his support for Doug Hoffman. As one of the real leaders of the conservative movement in this country, DeMint speaks for many of us. I’m delighted he is, as he consistently does, putting principle over party in this case.
Senator DeMint says:
“Too often, we’re told that Republicans have to be like Democrats to be competitive in states like New York, Pennsylvania and Florida. But the truth is voters don’t want to be forced to pick between two liberals; they want a real choice. If voters want to give Washington more control over our lives, they can always vote for Democrats.
Thankfully, Doug Hoffman has stepped forward and offered voters a better choice. Doug is not running as a Republican but he stands for commonsense conservative principles that will give more freedom to New Yorkers and that’s what matters most. Doug supports lower taxes, less spending, and offering Americans more personal control in health care and education. He supports traditional marriage and will fight to protect the unborn.
America needs more people like Doug Hoffman, Pat Toomey, and Marco Rubio to run for office and bring real reform to Washington. Americans fundamentally believe in the principles of freedom and liberty, that we as individuals have the responsibility and the right to live our lives without the heavy hand of government on our shoulders. I hope voters in New York will stand with Doug Hoffman and his commitment to fight for these principles of freedom.”
absolutely correct
Senator DeMint, my senator and I’m darn proud of him.
I’ll bet that really pissed off Newtie.
Facebook fans #
Hoffman 3263
Scozzafava 360
Owens 31
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doug-Hoffman/104731159040?ref=nf
Yep, Newt is off base on this one.
Yes, he is one of the good guys.
If the new numbers are right and Scozzafava bean is in 15% land, it may actually be at the point where she is drawing as many voters FROM Owens as from Hoffman. Oh, there will be a few Newties in there, of course. But a big chunk of the folks voting may be of the same flavor that voted for John B. Anderson in 1980.
Love this guy, he is walking the conservative walk rather than just giving it lip service. Had his Honduras trip not been excluded from media coverage it would have been a major blow to Obama foreign policy.
Hunter/DeMint 2012
I can go for that ticket. How about Palin/Hoffman?
Hoffman? LOL. He needs a few years under his belt showing us how he votes first.
Amen, conservatives sticking together, a libs worst nightmare. and who started it? Lets keep it up.
Fred Thompson was the first big name to endorse him, as I recall. Then Armey, then Bachmann, then Palin, then Pawlenty. Now DeMint. More to follow
And it is a lovely sight.
Darn tootin. How are you, KAC?
I like that ticket better flipped. Jim DeMint is the conservative that Sarah could be in a few more years.
I can see the fear that Newt has but in this case I think it does not hold. In areas that are marginally Democratic by splitting the conservative votes between Republicans and Independents will usually insure that the Democrat will win. This has happened all over the Country in the past with Republicans that don't like some of the issues and will not vote or write in. Splitting the Party is very dangerous when the Democrat go all the way for their candidate. So I am sorry for Newt that he took this course but I understand the principal behind it. If the Democrat wins, what caused it?
I agree!
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