A Warning to Patriots: “Join or Die”

The Washington Examiner ran an article today titled, “Allen faces revolt from Tea Party voters.”   This may be news to some people in Virginia.  Allen posted a piece on his campaign site naming about 100 “Tea Party Patriot” people who support him.  I put Tea Party in quotes because: a) not all those listed are members of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots; and b) at least three of those listed, and who are actually patriots, were surprised to see their names on the list when they did not endorse him.  So, it’s no big surprise that the Virginia Tea Party Patriots are a little less than happy with Mr. Allen.  

But this article isn’t really about George Allen.  Instead, this is a call to fellow Tea Party Patriots.  The Examiner quoted Kyle Kondik in warning, ”unless the Tea Party mobilizes around a single candidate, they’re likely to split votes and thwart any chance of a real threat to Allen.”  As much as I would rather not admit it, the simple fact of the matter is – they’re right.  So far, we’ve meant well in trying to keep a more open mind than the machine we blame for failed fiscal policy and government overreach.  But that open-mindedness is costing one of our own candidates for U.S. Senate valuable support at a critical juncture. 

My call to you tonight is simply this: join or die.  The courtship is over.  It’s time to get hitched, and there’s one candidate for U.S. Senate we know for sure has supported us from the very beginning – Jamie Radtke.  The other challengers might be good, but not compared to Jamie.  Jamie is tested, has proven her dedication to our core principles, and can win in a general election against the Democrat in this coming year.  We can do two things to support Jamie right now.  First, come out publicly and say your group supports her.  Second, reach deep and give a donation to her campaign.   If you were waiting for the right time to make a difference, this is it.

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Ben Franklin posted 12 articles on this blog.

Mr. Franklin was a Democrat in his early years, but the more he learned, the more he moved away from liberal ideals. He is now a staunch Christian conservative of the classical liberal school and takes joy in being a husband and father of four boys. He is one course from an MA in Law and Public Policy at Regent University's Robertson School of Government and two courses from a M.Ed at Regent University's School of Educaiton. While not a libertarian, Ben believes government often usurps family and community responsibilities to draw power unto itself. He became involved with the Tea Party as a way of protecting the values in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for his children and grandchildren. Ben has grassroots organization and legislation experience from two years of leadership within the local and state levels in the Virginia Tea Party Patriots federation.

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