Andy Martin will hold a Chicago news conference Tuesday to criticize Senator Rob Portman for not supporting Jim Oberweis
Independent Republican Party activist Andy Martin launches a
new political action team, Coalition for America ,
with a Chicago news conference
questioning why Senate Republicans in Washington
are not conducting a “50-state strategy” to take control of the senate. Andy criticizes
Senator Rob Portman for appearing disconnected about Jim Oberweis’ Illinois U.
S. Senate campaign.
Coalition
for America
The
Independent Republican Party Political Action Team
Andy
Martin, J.D.
Adjunct
Professor of Law
Executive
Director
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Announcement
of Chicago news conference Tuesday
Attention
national and Chicago
Andy Martin slams Senator Rob Portman for
undermining Jim Oberweis’ U.
S.
Andy
says that due to the conflicting polls, “Washington Illinois
Andy
says Jim Oberweis deserves support from national as well as Illinois
Republicans
(CHICAGO September 16, 2014 ) Independent Republican activist
Andy Martin will hold a Chicago
news conference today, Tuesday, September 16th, to demand that Senator Rob
Portman apologize for minimizing Jim Oberweis’ U. S. Senate campaign.
“In a recent interview Senator Portman appeared
lackadaisical and disconnected from the senate races, which only number 33
nationally,” Andy charges. “If he can’t be more focused, why is he acting as
vice chairman of a ‘Campaign Committee?’
“I explain my concerns about Senator Portman’s conduct in my
letter to him, which follows. The Chicago Tribune has published a poll showing
Senator Dick Durbin ahead. Other polls have shown Jim Oberweis within 7 points of
Durbin. It is precisely because of the ‘fog of politics’ that Senator Portman
should not be undermining Jim Oberweis’ campaign and should be applying a
50-state strategy to taking control of the U. S. Senate.
“My independent Republican team will be working to elect
Republicans everywhere across the USA .”
Text of
Andy Martin’s letter to Senator Rob Portman (without masthead):
Hon. Rob
Portman
United
States Senator
Dear
Senator Portman:
I am
writing to criticize your comments to the media in your capacity as a member of
the National Republican Senatorial Committee concerning the Illinois U. S.
Senate race.
The
Coalition for America is an independent Republican Party
political action team that grew out of efforts (Romney’s Rangers) to support
Mitt Romney when he ran for president two years ago.
As the
individual who first warned about the dangers that then-state senator Barack
Obama posed for America in 2004, long before the Republican
Party capitulated to Obama in 2008, I have a long track record of making
accurate political prognostications and standing up for public integrity.
In my
opinion the Republican Party’s platform should consist of six words: Public
Integrity; National Security; Economic Prosperity. The rest is surplusage. Jim
Oberweis supports a safe and strong America and a strong economy.
Your
refusal to support Oberweis and your apparent lack of familiarity about one of
only a handful of U. S. Senate races (1/3 of the senate is
up every two years) is disturbing.
I am not a
friend of Mr. Oberweis and he did not ask me to send this letter. I have met
him during the course of political campaigns. Nevertheless, because it is
always difficult to recruit good candidates in Blue states I fail to see why
you are not providing at least some financial support and enthusiastic verbal
support to Oberweis. By claiming you are not familiar with the race and by
being negative about supporting a hard-working candidate you undermine the national
Republican effort.
If the
Republican Party is to rebuild and to become both an Illinois and a national force, you must of
necessity pursue what Gov. Howard Dean once called the “Fifty State Strategy.”
Every state counts. (Obama also pursued a 50-state approach.)
Although I
now reside in New Hampshire I continue to closely follow
matters both in Illinois where my anticorruption efforts continue and nationally as the
CFA letterhead reflects.
I would
urge you to send some money to Mr. Oberweis and to apologize for your error in
judgment in undermining his campaign. Your noncommittal remarks have a
corrosive impact nationally; they do not reflect that the Republican Party has
learned any lessons from its past failures.
At a
minimum Jim is forcing Dick Durbin to defend his seat and to direct resources
to Illinois that Democrats might prefer to
assign to other races. And Jim could win! It is about time Illinoisans got rid
of Durbin; voters should be are tried of him. Illinois is a mess and Durbin is a
contributing factor.
Respectfully
submitted,
ANDY MARTIN
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WHO:
Independent
Republican Party activist Andy Martin criticizes Senator Rob Portman for making
light of Jim Oberweis’ U. S. Senate Campaign
WHAT:
Andy
Martin says Senator Rob Portman is being unfair to Illinois Republicans who
want to defeat Senator Dick Durbin
WHERE:
Sidewalk news conference, SE
corner of Huron and Wabash Streets,
WHEN:
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