Leaving for St. Cloud in a few. Going to be a crazy weekend.

Go Hegseth!

Dear Andrew,

 

During the past few weeks, the Hegseth campaign has received national attention and, as a result, the momentum going into Friday’s convention is unlike any I’ve seen for a candidate.

 

Pete has been working hard to let Minnesota Republicans know about the conservative leadership he’ll bring to the U.S. Senate.  As a military man, Pete knows that difficult decisions are often required of a true leader.  When elected, Pete will be ready to make the tough, conservative decisions our country desperately needs in the U.S. Senate.

 

Prominent conservatives have recognized Pete’s leadership qualities and his political courage and are standing with Pete for the Minnesota Republican endorsement for U.S. Senate.

 

Texas Governor Rick Perry: ”Our country is in trouble and we need leaders who will stand up and fight back. Pete is a leader who will fight — and win. We need Pete Hegseth in the Senate working to overhaul Washington.”Watch here.

 

Editor of The Weekly Standard Bill Kristol: “We need a conservative Republican in the Senate. And we need young people with vision, of character, young people of accomplishment. That’s what Pete Hegseth is.” Click here or on the screen shot below to watch.

 

 

Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt:  “This race may well determine the control of the United States Senate.  We need to send a principled and articulate conservative who will beat Amy Klobuchar and represent Minnesota values in Washington. Not try and bring Washington politics to Minnesota.” Watch here.

 

Powerline Creator John Hinderaker:  “He is the one candidate in this race that really can win.  He is the one candidate that can attract national attention, national support, national resources, as well as, by far, the most resources here in Minnesota.  I think he can generate the most excitement and has a very legitimate chance to win.” Watch here.

 

More importantly, elected officials, party leaders, and hard-working activists, like yourself, are committing to Stand With Pete!

 

 

 

Elected officials and Party leaders
Sen. Gretchen Hoffman	Rep. Larry Howes	Randy Gilbert
Bev Aplikowski (CD 4 Chair, former)	Mark Westpfahl (CD 2 Chair)	Diane Johnson (CD8 Vice Chair)
	Brian Davis

 

Grassroots Activists
George Damian (CD 4)	Andy Aplikowski (CD 6)	Leana Linder (CD
Zachary Knudson (CD	Jack Hadeicke (CD 3)	Tim Burke (CD 2)
Lisa Belak (CD 4)	Olaf Lee (CD 6)	Loren Caneday (CD

 

 

 

 

 

I sincerely hope you’ll support Pete going into the GOP Convention on Friday.  Click here to join Governor Perry and other top conservatives by supporting Pete TODAY!

 

Sincerely,

Anne Neu
Campaign Manager

Hugh Hewitt has seen and talked to just about every Senate candidate in the country. To receive his endorsement says a ton about the caliber of a candidate that Pete Hegseth is.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Nationally-syndicated radio talk show host and law professor Hugh Hewitt endorsed decorated combat veteran Pete Hegseth in the Minnesota U.S. Senate Wednesday. Hewitt pointed to Hegseth’s leadership experience and conviction to principle as great strengths.

“We need a consistent conservative like Pete to go to Washington and do the right thing,” said Hewitt. “He’s prolife, believes in limited government, a strong national defense, and he’ll stand up to big spending Washington Democrats and Republicans.”

Hewitt cited the importance of winning the seat and Hegseth’s unique ability to defeat  Senator Klobuchar in November.

“This race may well determine the control of the United States Senate,” said Hewitt. “We need to send a principled and articulate conservative who will beat Amy Klobuchar and represent Minnesota values in Washington. Not try and bring Washington politics to Minnesota.”

Last night Dan Severson’s campaign consultant (update: NOT manager) went ballistic on twitter. She lashed out at Pete Hegseth for the a contrast lit piece highlighting legislative records of his opponents.

Hegseth is not whispering about their private lives. No petty attacks on out of context statements or associations. These are the records of Rep. Bills and Severson.

Severson’s consultant  (update: NOT manager), Erin Haust, as I said went ballistic. Moral fiber? Just browse through her twitter feed and see just who Severson has in charge of his campaign and imagine the meltdown when Kessler, Stassenberg, and the other DFL friendly reporters in town scrutinize Severson’s record.

And after all the mudslinging last night about this contrast piece from Hegseth, just what does the Severson campaign do? They send out their own piece.

Will the real Severson message please show itself? Maybe this is why after over a year of running, the Severson campaign still hasn’t gotten a foot hold or any momentum.

Or are they too “arrogant” and pre-occupied with name calling?

T minus 3 days until the State convention and US Senate endorsement and the barbs are flying. Here’s a cute little tweet from Dan “What’s Up Doc” Sever’s campaign manager.

@erinhaust – “@AAARF @MaryFranson @Shabbosgoy @EyeOnPolitics What happened to Pete’s wife handle it last time he was in DC & she was in MN? Oh wait…”

Could Severson’s campaign be behind the John Galt MN “smear-mails”? Mrs. Haust has been pushing this angle publicly of late now that she has joined team Severson.

There’s also some interesting news, dare I say spin, coming out from the Kurt Bills AKA Ron Paul campaign. That is he has like 150% of the Delegates locked up so we should all move to Guam cause we’re RINOs, isn’t at all true and if people who think for themselves and understand it takes more than a Ron Paul parrot to beat Amy Klobuchar show up, Kurt Bills will get to walk away from the Minnesota Legislature and focus all his time on teaching again.

Folks, you must show up to the convention. The stakes are high. And the chances for a Pete Hegseth win are high. Like, I may want to just leave the boat in storage this Summer high.

Brace yourself for tons of spin. Tons of attacks. Tons of desperation. Lots of people staked their careers and political futures on Kurt Bills and Dan Severson. Its desperation and kitchen sink time.

This is an email I sent to Delegates in my area. Pro-Pete! Not a whisper smear. )

My name is Andy Aplikowski and I’m a local supporter and volunteer for the Pete Hegseth for US Senate campaign. Congratulations on being elected represent SD35 at the State Convention next week.

I wanted to send you this quick note to make sure you understood that Pete is the best candidate to take on Amy Klobuchar and her allies in the media. Pete’s our only hope at beating the chameleon Klobuchar.

I saw the 2006 campaign from the ground floor as a volunteer and blogger and know its going to take a dynamic and energetic candidate who can raise enough money to buy their own press because the biased media we have helps Amy hide her real voting record and liberal agenda from Minnesota voters.

Our Republican candidate has to be a consistent conservative who can both articulate our principles, while also highlighting how liberal Amy Klobuchar really is.  Its going to take an experienced campaign team, like Pete has. Its going to take a national donor network that has already proven they’ll donate millions and millions, which Pete has proven he has with his help with Vet for Freedom which elected [edit] 8 of their 10 candidates to Congress in 2010.

http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/pac/Operation10-in-10

The candidate we need to endorse is Pete Hegseth. At the State Convention next Friday, it is going to be a long, hectic, and very emotional day. Lots of things will be said and done. Lots of votes will be cast. We are likely in for a long day with many many ballots for endorsement as no one has the 60% needed for endorsement.

That’s Pete Hegseth, his wife Samantha, and their son Gunner. They are expecting their second child later this year.

Another big endorsement for Pete Hegseth.

I’ve had a number of people forward me Ron Paul emails (read: instructions on how to floor party) which included some very borg like quotes.

One of them is how mocking how the other camps don’t have perfect discipline and perfect turnout. Perfect!

I mock them, because it is fun, but I worry that some people still think the people behind the curtain of the Ron Paul / Kurt Bills liberty movement are not playing for keeps. I have always welcomed more people, but this is not an influx of youth and passion, this is a purge.

Perfection is their goal. As in if you didn’t vote like Ron Paul wanted you to, then  you must go. Imagine a purity driven party, where endorsed candidates are not supported by the party. Can you say advantage Alida Messenger?

I’ll be posting the platform report later today. It should be very illustrating at just what exactly is happening.

If you think little old Andy Aplikowski is being too tough and “cherry picking” your candidate’s record and/or statements, you ain’t seen nothing yet if you get endorsed. If you think Kessler and Stassen Burger will be easier on you than me….