Austin Petersen, Runner-Up for LP Presidential Nomination, Announces He Will Run For US Senate As A Republican
It's official! Austin Petersen has not only officially announced that he's running for US Senate in the State of Missouri, but he also dropped the bomb that he's running as a Republican.
In his email to his supporters from his run for the Libertarian Party nomination, Mr. Petersen wrote today:
I wanted you to be the first to know: I’m running for the United States Senate here in my home state of Missouri — and I will be running as a Republican!
After running on repeated promises of minimizing government and ending federal micromanagement of American lives, Republicans have constantly shown themselves unable to pass any substantive reforms — it’s business as usual.
Missourians — and indeed all Americans — deserve better than this. We deserve a government that faithfully represents us, not one that favors lobbyists and special interests. We deserve a government that pushes for real reform, not one that accepts milquetoast, watered-down solutions. Above all, we deserve a government that trusts us to manage our own health care, our own religion, our own finances, and our own lives.
So today, I’m announcing my candidacy for US Senate.
See more of his own words about this all at http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article159554424.html
I, for one, think he made the right choice. Currently, he is the only strong candidate to announce their intention to take away the seat from Democrat Claire McCaskill.
I listened to Mr. Petersen speak a lot during the lead up to the LP Convention in 2016 and it will be interesting to see him in a debate outside of just having other libertarians on the stage with him. He's a good speaker and if he's been actively working on getting better then he should give Ms McCaskill a run for her money.
It will be interesting to see if any other Republicans decide to challenge him in the primaries. I'm sure the Republican Party has someone they will try to throw out there to keep Mr. Petersen from going to the general.
Can't wait to see how this one plays out! It doesn't matter to me what party someone belongs to as long as they are talking the language of liberty. It would certainly be awesome to see him on the Senate floor standing with Rand for liberty!
I've crossed paths with Austin before. He's a good dude. I was a loyal supporter of his presidential campaign in 2016. And despite not residing in Missouri, he'll have my support in his Senate campaign.
He's been getting some considerable support across party lines as evident by the many phone calls he made prior to his decision. Plus, some of Missouri's heavy hitters (Wagner and possibly Hawley) have stepped away making his prospects a little better.
Yeah, I've met him a couple of times. He's got a real shot at actually winning that seat as a Republican. If he gets the full support of the GOP early then it would certainly catapult him quickly.
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