Who the Club for Growth Is, Why They Back Rubio

as the battle for the future of the Republican Party continues there's one group that is having a surprising impact and

that's led by our power player of the week dnmt

or looking for a champion of economic freedom people believe in limited government who believe in fiscal responsibility individual responsibility Christian

Cola is president of the club for growth a political advocacy group that supports lower taxes less spending and

fewer regulations but what gives the group cloud is its ability to get its forty thousand members to back candidates the club endorses we

can act like a good housekeeper he'll approve it's our members respond you're not looking for someone who budget

is the difference we're now looking for people who stick their finger up in the wind and try to determine what's popular during the two thousand eight election cycle the club raised twenty four million dollars for politicians an issue where but

it was the one million it spent for a special election this month in upstate New York that shook Washington the

club back conservative Doug Hoffman against the Republican nominee both loss for the Democrats but

it will stop and forcing candidates in primaries leaving the choice to voters do you think that

the party establishment here in Washington is out of touch with the real grassroots feeling around the country I'm

not sure that the Republicans have learned the lessons a few thousand six and two thousand eight yet they're really looking for people that they

think can win rather than people that stand for something and I think really reflect the mood of the voters today case

governor Charlie Crist who was already endorsed by the national GOP we are very concerned about Charlie Crestline day says he supports the stimulus package

and then you know recently he said I never endorsed that when clearly he did people say well there's a civil

war in the Republican Party will I think the Republican Party really needs to stop and think and re evaluate their

position and understand one thing that struck us was what wasn't mentioned where is the club on social issues we

don't involved in social issues at all and that's not our focus as now let me abortion we

never any rights Christian Cola ran a farm equipment business before selling it to Warren Buffett he

then served two terms as a congressman from Indiana but he says it's his business background that

is most valuable I do think that it's %HESITATION advantage they have people that wake up everyday and say how do I serve my customers better today than I did yesterday as part of the problem with government it's in the awfully

it's too big it's in fact too big to succeed you know we talk about too big to fail the government's too big a sixty while

the club for growth is directing much of its fire at Republicans these days don't get the wrong impression Sakala

says they are nonpartisan but the club isn't worth only one Democrat and it's just and that's what I have a great week and

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