Posted on 03/20/2014 5:42:11 AM PDT by cotton1706
On Wednesday, the Tea Party Patriots' super PAC endorsed Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel in his campaign against six-term incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS).
“Chris McDaniel is a citizen leader committed to fighting for personal freedom, economic freedom, and a debt free future,” Jenny Beth Martin, chairman of Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, said in a press release.
Martin continued:
Unlike the incumbent, Chris McDaniel has not been in the Senate since Richard Nixon was President, has not voted for literally tens of trillions of dollars of spending – "borrowed" from our children and grandchildren – and has never voted to raise the debt ceiling. Chris McDaniel is just the kind of Senator Mississippi needs.
The Citizens Fund was formed to "provide the tools, resources, and information the American people need to hold elected officials and government accountable, as well as elect new citizen activists to office as representatives of the people." The group "prides itself on selecting and supporting candidates who not only espouse true principles that affirm life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but have the fortitude, integrity, and political skills necessary to carry those principles into office."
"Forty-one years in Washington and 35 years in the Senate is a long time, especially when you’ve spent a large portion of that time on the wrong side of the American people,” Martin stated.
Highlighting Cochran's flaws, the Tea Party Patriots leader said:
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
BTTT. Fossil Republican establishment dinosaur alert.
Some are saying that Chris has a very good chance of defeating Thad Cochran. And, that he is the only Conservative challenging a RINO incumbent that does have a realistic chance of winning. Anyone have a comment on that?
Were you at his “rally”? How did it go. I know the entire Barbour clan is working feverishly for him.
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