Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Senate Conservatives and Senator Jim DeMint still mull Kentucky Race

I got the following e-mail from Senate Conservatives a couple days ago.
Dear Fellow Conservatives:

I want to thank everyone who joined our conference call last Tuesday night. Over 19,000 people participated in our discussion about eight of the most important Senate races taking place across the country.

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KENTUCKY - There are several Republicans and Democrats running to fill this open seat. The most viable Republicans in the race are Secretary of State Trey Grayson and Rand Paul, an eye surgeon and son of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). It's not clear yet which candidate conservatives should support.
If you have information about this race, please send us your tips.

http://senateconservatives.com/index.php?p=contact&c=


Personally, I'm a bit confused.

Rand Paul won their web poll: 706 (87.9%) to Trey Grayson's 62 (7.7%) with 19 (2.2%) undecided. 1 person voted "other."

Rand Paul won their telephone conference call poll 79-5% with 16% undecided. I blogged about it here and here.

I can only wonder if the reason for the above wishy-washy e-mail is, maybe they're feeling pressure from big donors and establishment types. It might be a good idea to mention to them, how Rand Paul can help increase their legitimacy and exposure, more then his conservative credentials.

Rand Paul certainly would be a better candidate for them to endorse from that perspective. He can get on national TV fairly frequently, which would help their profile if they endorsed him. He also practices what he preaches, whereas Grayson, by being a career politician likely won't, which will bring them shame in the future. Considering Grayson used to b a Bill Clinton supporter, it's possible he'll hurt their profile in the short term as well.

So, feel free to send them a tactful e-mail, encouraging them to support Rand Paul. No yelling, or screaming, or cussing. It's vitally important that we elect a principled honest Constitutional Conservative in the US Senate. It might be worth mentioning Rand Paul just received the endorsement of the Republican Liberty Caucus, as it shows that Rand Paul is a true small government guy, as well as show that he's a credible candidate who can win.

Updates:
Americans Deserve a Transparent Fed

Rand Paul endorses Jim DeMint's Term Limits Amendment

Rand Paul
Trey Grayson

1 comment:

  1. Here's the "tip" I sent them.


    "KENTUCKY - There are several Republicans and Democrats running to fill this open seat. The most viable Republicans in the race are Secretary of State Trey Grayson and Rand Paul, an eye surgeon and son of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). It's not clear yet which candidate conservatives should support.
    If you have information about this race, please send us your tips."

    Unclear, really? Trey Grayson is a career politician, establishment candidate, former Democrat and Clinton supporter. He claims to be against bailouts yet was supported by a DC insider fundraiser put on by 23 senators, 17 of which voted for the bailouts. While Paul raises his funds via grass roots contributions. Grayson will say whatever it takes to get elected. He is the very essence of a RINO and if this PAC supports Greyson then this PAC has no credibility. And this is coming from a Demint supporter.

    Also:
    Rand Paul won the PAC's web poll: 706 (87.9%) to Trey Grayson's 62 (7.7%) with 19 (2.2%) undecided. 1 person voted "other."

    Rand Paul won the PAC's telephone conference call poll 79-5% with 16% undecided.

    The true conservative choice could not be clearer. Will this PAC stand with grass-roots conservatives or Mitch McConnell, DC insiders and the bailout bunch?

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