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Dear Club for Growth President Chris Chocola

by: Dean Barker

Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 05:49:27 AM EST


Dear Club for Growth President Chris Chocola,

I wrote earlier to your ally, former Governor Sarah Palin, in regard to her success in NY's North Country and the interesting opportunities that success opens up in the great Granite State.

After I saw some rumblings of yours in Roll Call, I thought I would write you as well.  How pleased I am to hear that you are already elaborating on possible plans to challenge Kelly Ayotte, of whom you say: "...it's hard to determine exactly where she is on the issues."

Well, I have some exciting news for you!  Right before she decided to be a candidate for Senate, Kelly Ayotte was a touting a program that was funded by the stimulus package.  And I note with interest that the support for the stimulus package is a chief reason you are thinking of going after Charlie Crist in Florida.

Luckily for you, and for New Hampshire Republicans, we have some viable, true conservative candidates in the running for this seat who were not virtually endorsed and managed from afar by John Cornyn and the NRSC.

As I wrote to Governor Palin, the fact that we are the First-in-the-Nation Primary state makes your involvement in our senate race a win-win.  Work that you do here to clarify what it means to be a New Hampshire Republican in the 21st century will certainly be salubrious both to the Republican presidential candidates who will soon start visiting, and the state electorate.

In full disclosure, and as I mentioned to Governor Palin: I am not a Republican.  But I believe in truth in advertising, and Kelly Ayotte's campaign to be all things to all people is unhelpful for voters who would like to know where her values and her potential future votes stand.

Thanks for your time,

me

Dean Barker :: Dear Club for Growth President Chris Chocola
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Running to the right (4.00 / 2)
It is breathtaking how willing Kelly Ayotte is to run as fast as she can to the right; her late breaking endorsement of the conservative candidate was such blatant pandering.  It was another mistake on the part of her campaign, never be the last person to jump on a bandwagon, it makes you look bad.  She should have ignored that race.

Her campaign seems obsessed with clearing the primary field, but everything they do toward that goal has the opposite effect.  Raising all that Benson money, for example.

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    


Let's not pretend "true conservative" and "wingnut" mean the same thing. (0.00 / 0)


Chocola just on MSNBC (0.00 / 0)
As Chuck Todd introduced him Chuck announced that 95% of Hoffman's donation were from outside the district...he neglected to mention that Hoffman himself still lives outside the district.

Democrats solve problems, Republicans sit and say no.

Count Chocula ... (0.00 / 0)
                 

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