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In a move that sure to raise eyebrows and make national news Liberty First PAC* endorses J.D. Hayworth in his bid for U.S. Senate.

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NATIONAL TEA PARTY GROUP ENDORSES J.D. HAYWORTH AGAINST JOHN MCCAIN

Liberty First PAC calls for defeat of Senator John McCain, supports J.D. Hayworth

Chicago, IL – Liberty First PAC (http://www.libertyfirstpac.com), a national committee of tea party organizers and activists, announced its full support and endorsement of J.D. Hayworth in his campaign for U.S. Senate in Arizona today. The announcement comes as one of the first unified “tea Party” calls for support of a challenge to Senator John McCain in his bid for re-election.

The endorsement is in reaction to a poll at TaxDayTeaParty.com that questioned more than 3,500 respondents on whether or not they would support J.D. Hayworth in his campaign for Senate against John McCain. 79% of the activists polled said they would support Hayworth.

Eric Odom, Chair of Liberty First PAC and a Chicago based Tea Party Organizer, blasted John McCain saying “he’s a progressive who betrayed liberty in favor of special interest and Washington political points.”

Erika Franzi, an Asheville organizer with the Asheville Tea Party, says “John McCain’s memorable bipartisan efforts, including Campaign Finance Reform, Climate Stewardship, Amnesty, and TARP, demonstrate his lack of regard for the constitutional limitations of the federal government.” Franzi went on to say that “Senator John McCain is not a liberty candidate,” and says the Asheville Tea Party supports J.D. Hayworth’s bid for Arizona Senate.

Liberty First PAC, the umbrella for TaxDayTeaParty.com, The Patriot Caucus (http://thepatriotcaucus.com), and the American Liberty Alliance, operates as a federal PAC and has an “advisory team” of 35 tea party organizers. The PAC currently has more than 3,500 members who pledge financial support.

The PAC will send J.D. Hayworth financial contributions, and has plans for several Arizona based efforts aimed at getting out the vote for the Hayworth campaign.

* Authors note: Full disclosure I serve as a committee member of Liberty First PAC as well as New Media Director for The Patriot Caucus, a project of  Liberty First PAC