Shocking!
The new head of the Club for Growth has endorsed the most recent past president of the organization in his bid for Senate in Pennsylvania.
"The principles of economic freedom and limited government are what drive Pat Toomey, not the political circumstances of the day, and that's why I'm proud to endorse him on behalf of the Club for Growth PAC," said Club for Growth president Chris Chocola. "I had the great pleasure of working with Pat in the U.S. House, and I'm hard pressed to find someone who cares more deeply than him when it comes to the challenges our country faces today."
Toomey officially entered the race this week; he is challenging Sen. Arlen Specter (R) for the GOP nomination.
"He had the tenacious ability to stand up to anybody in Washington, even if it was his own party's leadership, if they sought to infringe peoples' economic liberty," Chocola said in an email statement. "That's a rare commodity these days and it's sorely needed in the U.S. Senate."
The nod marks the organization's fourth endorsement of the cycle. It's also backing Kevin Calvey in OK-05, and Sens. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Tom Coburn (R-OK).
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