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To: steve harris who wrote (429690)	10/23/2008 8:50:57 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572892

NRCC Abandons Social Conservatives Last update: 5:43 p.m. EDT Oct. 23, 2008 WASHINGTON, Oct 23, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- "It appears that the NRCC is abandoning social conservative candidates and the issues for which they stand, particularly if they are championed by some of the most promising female legislators in the Congress. " ~ FRC Action PAC Letter to Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) Family Research Council Action PAC President Tony Perkins sent the following letter today to Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK), chairman of the National Republican Congress Committee, urging him to reconsider his decision to pull funds from the Michelle Bachmann race in Minnesota and the Marilyn Musgrave race in Colorado. "You have made a grave error in judgment by pulling your funds from the Michelle Bachmann race in Minnesota and the Marilyn Musgrave race in Colorado. "The left is attacking both of these outstanding women because they are true conservatives. They vote pro-life and pro-family. Both Congresswomen are against taxpayer funding of abortion. Both oppose embryonic stem cell research, and both are for a Marriage Protection Amendment. These are issues that motivate voters. These are issues they and other conservative candidates have won and can win with. "Reps. Bachmann and Musgrave are both in winnable districts. Pulling funds from their campaigns sends the wrong message to their supporters and gives their opponents a chance to produce headlines that the NRCC has undermined these campaigns. It appears that the NRCC is abandoning social conservative candidates and the issues for which they stand, particularly if they are championed by some of the most promising female legislators in the Congress. This is no time to cut and run from a fight. "I will urge supporters of the FRC Action PAC to stop giving to the NRCC until it starts supporting and fighting for conservative candidates in close races. "My supporters and I urge you to reconsider these decisions." To read the full letter visit www.frcactionpac.org. marketwatch.com