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We're delighted to report on a big win in Nebraska
Tuesday. We defeated the powerful pro-tax Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
from winning a primary for a U.S. House seat. Without the Club PAC's
intervention, this seat would have gone to Speaker Charles Bromm, who last year
led the fight in Nebraska for one of the biggest tax increases in state
history. Then after the Republican governor vetoed the outrageous tax hike,
Bromm led a successful fight to override the veto of the governor from his own
party! After he won the tax fight, he said "it may not be enough." You can
imagine what a trouble-maker this guy would have been in Congress.
Thanks to your help, this RINO won't be in Congress next year -- or ever. The
Club's PAC spent about $170,000 in hard-hitting TV and radio ads during the last
10 days of the race to defeat one of the most confused Republicans on the
planet. (Incidentally, the Democrats in Nebraska screamed in protest over our
ads, calling them "shameful," so you know who their first choice was in this
race.) You can view the ad at:
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/news/040503.php
The Lincoln, Nebraska newspaper (The Journal-Star) reported yesterday that the
Club for Growth was a decisive factor in the outcome. As the newspaper wrote:
"Speaker Bromm, whose political views were closer to those of [retiring
Congressman Doug] Bereuter, was targeted by a $170,000 Club for Growth [PAC] ad
campaign that hammered him for supporting state tax increases to meet budget
needs during Nebraska's recent revenue shortfall. 'Those negative ads put Bromm
on the defensive,' Bereuter said."
We wholeheartedly agree with that assessment. Our polling last week showed that
once voters became aware of Bromm's indefensible voting record on taxes, his
support fell faster than Enron stock during the accounting scams.
The happy outcome of this election is a definite trade-up in the composition of
Congress. The winner Mark Fortenberry is a generally reliable free-market
conservative. Our strategy of gradually improving the gene pool in Congress by
making sure that all open-seat races go to strong pro-growth candidates is
working well -- though this approach takes time to rid the Congress of RINOs.
(Fortunately, RINOs aren't immortal.)
The only downer in this race was that our first choice for the seat, Greg Ruehle,
lost. But those who donated to Ruehle should feel very heartened by the fact
that your money helped defeat a very bad Republican. Thanks to all members of
the Club who helped secure this important victory by donating to Ruehle or the
Club's PAC. This gives us real momentum as we enter the crucial summer months,
with at least 37 states still yet to hold their congressional primaries.
Below I've reprinted a column from John Fund's Political Diary for The Wall
Street Journal.
Best,
Steve
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Steve Moore
President, Club for Growth
1776 K St NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
www.ClubforGrowth.org
202-955-5500
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