Posted on 04/14/2010 6:03:53 PM PDT by pissant
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint endorsed Tea Party powered Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck Wednesday, comparing his brisk rise to Marco Rubio’s insurgent campaign in Florida.
“I haven’t seen anything like what’s happening in Colorado since Marco Rubio in Florida. I’m very honored to have the privilege to endorse Ken Buck today,” DeMint said in a conference call with reporters.
POLITICO first reported DeMint’s plan to back Buck Tuesday, when former lieutenant governor Jane Norton announced she would skip the GOP state assembly next month and instead petition her way onto the August primary ballot.
DeMint explained that after watching the GOP primary in Colorado play out, Buck emerged as the candidate in the field with the clearest conservative message on repealing the health care law, reigning in spending and pledging to fight for term limits.
“That was my cue . . . seeing that the people that are most engaged in this primary are gravitating to Ken Buck,” DeMint said. “I waited to make sure that he was the one that was being embraced by this grass roots conservative movement that we’re seeing all over the country,” he added.
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DeMint’s a leader, a man of integrity, and someone who listens to the people. If he runs in 2012 I’m supporting him.
He’s in my top 3 or 4
Just got DeMint’s email asking for support of Buck. I like that he asks for support via Senateconservatives.com or directly to the candidate.
I really like DeMint. Hope he buids up his name recognition more and more so that he can run for Prez one day.
I can't tell you how much I miss the days before spell-checkers.
Bump.
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