Dear friends,
An article in the Wisconsin State Journal revealed what could be a game changer in the effort to stop the ascension of State Senator Glenn Grothman to the Halls of Congress:
Outgoing Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Petri doesn’t strike us as a big fan of conservative state Sen. Glenn Grothman, who narrowly won the GOP primary last month in the race to replace Petri.
When asked about Grothman by WisPolitics.com on Tuesday, Petri offered tepid praise for his possible successor, calling him “able.”
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If that does not strike you as an endorsement, that is because it is not.
Going further into the article, you will find some very interesting comments made by Rep. Petri about Democrat Mark Harris, who is Grothman's opponent:
“Mark Harris is a county executive in the biggest county in the district and has had a little different kind of experience, being a businessman and that sort of thing.”
That sounds like a very real opening for a cross party endorsement to me and an endorsement of Mark Harris by none other than beloved Republican Congressmen Tom Petri is not only worth its weight in salt, it would completely validate Mark's main argument of Grothman being too extreme for Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District! So what I ask of you my friends is this, I would like you all as politely as possible to write to Congressmen Petri and encourage him to stand up for his Ripon Society ideals and endorse Mark Harris campaign to succeed him in Congress. Knowing his animosity for Grothman, that should not be as hard as you might think and I believe it is worth a try at the very least.
Sincerely,
Edgeworth
Tom Petri's email:
https://petri.house.gov/...
Mark Harris' act blue:
https://secure.actblue.com/...