Duncan Hunter Moving the GOP in the Right Direction
Duncan Hunter Touts Iraq War Vets To Revive GOP
Duncan Hunter, a retired Republican who once chaired the Armed Services Committee, has decided that Iraq War veterans are the perfect candidates to revive the Republican Party in 2010.
Hunter -- a Vietnam War vet who briefly sought the 2008 Republican presidential nomination -- is already backing two such candidates as they launch challenges to two of the more junior members of the House Democratic majority: Jesse Kelly, who wants to take on two-term incumbent Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona's 8th District, and Vaughn Ward, whose target in Idaho's 1st District is freshman Democrat Walt Minnick.
Other 2010 GOP House candidates that fit that profile include New York Assemblyman Greg Ball, who is challenging second-term Democratic Rep. John Hall in the state's 19th District, and businessman Mike Pompeo in the race for Kansas' open 4th District seat.
Hunter concedes that building up campaign infrastructure -- particularly fundraising -- is a challenge for candidates recently returned from the front lines. "These guys have great quality, what they didn't have in the last race was a couple million dollars in the bank," Hunter said.
So he's out to change that.
Hunter said he plans to continue campaigning and attending fundraisers throughout the 2010 cycle for a handful of GOP candidates.
posted by RD at 11:50 AM
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2 Comments:
so why is this guy retired? why doesn't he run himself?
He left the US House of Rep's after a long and successful career to run for President in 2008. His son Duncan D Hunter was elected to fill his US House seat in CA and is currently serving after returning from serving tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
My hope is that Duncan sr is out there doing the grass roots stuff to get other young Republicans groomed and elected while preparing for an all-out assault on winning the Republican nomination for President in 2012.
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