ALLEN WEST SUPPORTS CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES

Conservatives, I'm disgusted about this government shutdown. It's completely reckless and un-American of the Democrats to refuse to come to the table and work across the aisle to sort out this mess. Throughout my life, I've always relied on my principles to guide me through tough times. This nation has as well – during the Great Depression, World Wars, September 11, 2001, and every other time of crisis. But today when we so urgently need our government leaders to rally together and solve the problem at hand, the Democrats in Washington have abandoned their principles and gone MIA. More than ever before, America needs more principled, conservative patriots serving in our government – in Washington, state houses, and city and town halls throughout the country. That's why I created the Allen West Guardian Fund to elect 14 new hard-charging constitutional conservatives in 2014 who are either minorities or veterans to help put this nation back on track. Over the past several months, the Guardian Fund has been building up a grassroots army of conservatives, in addition to vetting and meeting with conservative candidates across the country. Today I'm proud to announce our first round of Guardian Fund endorsed candidates: Congressman Tom Cotton is a U.S. army veteran running for Senate in Arkansas. Mayor Mia Love is challenging entrenched liberal Congressman Jim Matheson in Utah's 4th Congressional District. Dan Bongino is a retired New York City police officer and Secret Service special agent running for Maryland's 6th Congressional District. E.W. Jackson is a Christian minister running for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia. I'm confident that each of these candidates will stand firm against Barack Obama's big government agenda, reckless foreign policy, and destructive economic plan. But electing all 14 of our candidates is going to be no easy task and our candidates will need our all-out support to win. The Guardian Fund will advance these races by putting boots on the ground and providing tactical support. Your support is critical to ensuring we have the resources to help our candidates with the hard work that campaigns must do to win – knocking doors, getting out the vote, identifying supporters, and running advertising that wins votes and corrects the records when the inevitable record-smearing, false, liberal attacks start coming. Please stand with me and the Guardian Fund endorsed candidates by contributing $25, $50, $100, or more today. Lee S, this isn't about me or you. It's about America and preserving our legacy of liberty for our children and grandchildren. As Americans, we want three things: to be safe, to be free, and to be respected and told the truth by the leaders we elect. Right now, none of these things are happening. This great nation is heading down the wrong path and it's up to us to fight back. Please stand with me today to put America back on the right track starting with these outstanding candidates. Thank you in advance for your support. Steadfast and loyal, Lt. Col. Allen B. West, USA (ret) U.S. Congressman (2011-2013)