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Run Newt Run: New PAC hopes to convince Newt Gingrich to run for Senate in Virginia
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Sep 18, 2013 10:08am |
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| Author | Lachlan Markay |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 18, 2013 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A new political action committee is hoping to convince former Speaker of the House and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich to run for the U.S. Senate in Virginia next year.
Draft Newt PAC insists Gingrich, now a host of CNN’s Crossfire, is Republicans’ best hope for retaking the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Mark Warner (D., Va.), who is vying for his second term.
“We want a credible challenger to Mark Warner, and no one could do what Newt could do to fight—and win,” said Andrew Hemingway, a former staffer on Gingrich’s 2012 presidential campaign who is leading the Draft Newt group, in a press release announcing the effort.
“U.S. Senator Newt Gingrich would be an immediate game changer, giving conservatives another voice that would take the fight to the Obama administration,” added Hemingway, who ran fundraising for the 2012 presidential bid |
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