lib3rtarian
01-22-2014, 12:32 PM
http://connect.freedomworks.org/news/view/407702?destination=news
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/freedomworks-matt-bevin-mitch-mcconnell-102480.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/freedomworks-matt-bevin_n_4643753.html
FreedomWorks, a national conservative political organization that has backed many tea party protests, on Tuesday endorsed businessman Matt Bevin in his primary challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
The group's president, Matt Kibbe, told the Louisville Courier-Journal that FreedomWorks would spend up to $500,000 (http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140122/NEWS01/301220041/-1/rsslink?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&nclick_check=1) on the race, trying to help "distribute information, putting up yard signs, making sure voters in the primary learn about Matt Bevin."
While not a shock, FreedomWorks' announcement is the latest sign that McConnell will encounter problems on his right flank as he tries to stave off a primary challenger. Two other tea party-aligned groups, the Senate Conservatives Fund and the Madison Project, have endorsed Bevin. SCF is helping to raise funds for Bevin and released a television ad on his behalf.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/freedomworks-matt-bevin-mitch-mcconnell-102480.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/freedomworks-matt-bevin_n_4643753.html
FreedomWorks, a national conservative political organization that has backed many tea party protests, on Tuesday endorsed businessman Matt Bevin in his primary challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
The group's president, Matt Kibbe, told the Louisville Courier-Journal that FreedomWorks would spend up to $500,000 (http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140122/NEWS01/301220041/-1/rsslink?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&nclick_check=1) on the race, trying to help "distribute information, putting up yard signs, making sure voters in the primary learn about Matt Bevin."
While not a shock, FreedomWorks' announcement is the latest sign that McConnell will encounter problems on his right flank as he tries to stave off a primary challenger. Two other tea party-aligned groups, the Senate Conservatives Fund and the Madison Project, have endorsed Bevin. SCF is helping to raise funds for Bevin and released a television ad on his behalf.