Club for Growth Backs Schweikert
| The conservative Club for Growth announced on Tuesday its support for Republican Dave Schweikert, who is challenging Rep. Harry Mitchell (D) in Arizona’s 5th district. The club also endorsed Schweikert in 2008, when he lost to Mitchell by 9 points.
“David Schweikert understands how jobs and prosperity are created, and what Washington needs to do to help Americans create them again,” said Club for Growth president Chris Chocola. “Schweikert understands that economic freedom leads to economic growth and that limited government leads to unlimited opportunities. Harry Mitchell is Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama’s idea of a moderate – he’s a liberal.” The endorsement came on the same day that Schweikert received other good news. An internal poll found Schweikert leading Mitchell by 8 points, 46 percent to 38 percent. Also, it was learned on Tuesday that the National Republican Congressional Committee included the race on a new list of four districts in which it reserved more than $2 million in advertising time. The poll and independent expenditure indicate the GOP views the district as ripe for the taking. Schweikert became the 23rd candidate to be endorsed by the Club for Growth this cycle. The backing often means the club will run ads in the district against the opposing candidate, in this case Mitchell. But the club has not yet determined whether it will run advertising in the district, a spokesman said, but it will begin encouraging its members to contribute to Schweikert’s campaign immediately. |