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Defend America on Friday, February 19, 2010 5:55:00 AM
Armey endorses conservative primary challenger to Bennett
By Alexander Bolton
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02/18/10 02:00 PM ET
Former House Majority Leader Dic- Armey (R-Texas) has endorsed a Republican primary challenger to Sen. Robert Bennett (Utah).
Armey
announced his support for Mike Lee on Thursday at the CPAC conference
in Washington, a gathering of movement conservatives and Tea Pary
activists.
Armey, chairman of Freedom Works, a conservative
advocacy group, called Bennett's record in the Senate disappointing and
called for his ouster.
"Certainly the incumbent, Sen. Bennett,
has given us our pause over the course of the past few years," Armey
said. "We've had one disappointing vote after another."
Conservatives
such as Erick Erickson, editor-in-chief of RedState.com have also
called for Bennett's defeat because of they view as his centrist record
in the Senate.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/81907-armey-to-endorse-gop-primary-challenger-to-sen-bennett