Richard Viguerie: Tea Party Activists Are the New GOP

MANASSAS, Va., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement
by Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, concerning the
withdrawal of GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava from the special election in New
York's 23rd congressional district:

"In her statement announcing suspension of her campaign in the special
election for New York's 23rd congressional district, Assemblywoman and liberal
GOP nominee Dede Scozzafava refused to throw her support behind a fellow
Republican, Doug Hoffman, who is running on the Conservative Party ticket in
this particular race.

"That was one more example of the 'closed tent' mentality of big-government,
establishment Republicans who have worked long and hard to keep conservatives
out of power at the national, state, and local levels.

"The GOP leadership's backing of Ms. Scozzafava was a slap in the face to Tea
Party activists, town hall protesters, and conservatives across the country.
The Washington GOP establishment's abandonment of fiscal responsibility led
directly to the election of Barack Obama as President and Nancy Pelosi as
Speaker. The American people see the GOP leadership and establishment every
bit as much a part of the problem as the Democrats.

"Doug Hoffman and NY-23 is an earthquake in American politics, and is the
first of many challenges to establishment Republicans that we will see for the
2010 elections and beyond. The stupid decision by Republican leaders to pour
$900,000 into the NY-23rd race against a conservative has unleashed a fury
that will lead to new GOP leadership.

"Conservatives anger at Washington-establishment Republicans will cost the
national committees tens of millions of dollars as conservative money will
start flowing directly to the Tea Parties and their candidates."

NOTE TO EDITORS: Richard A. Viguerie pioneered political direct mail and has
been called "one of the creators of the modern conservative movement" (The
Nation magazine) and one of the "conservatives of the century" (The Washington
Times).

Richard A. Viguerie Bob Sturm, (703) 396-6974
ConservativeHQ.com After 6 PM Eastern & on weekends:
9625 Surveyor Court, Suite 400 Bob Sturm, (703) 307-8176
Manassas, Virginia 20110
rav@conservativesbetrayed.com

SOURCE ConservativeHQ.com

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Richard A. Viguerie, rav@conservativesbetrayed.com