Constitutional Conservative Drops Out; Endorses Chuck Purgason

Sen. Chuck Purgason received the endorsement of Jim Schmidt, a constitutional conservative who was running for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate Primary until he announced his withdrawal today. "Jim Schmidt's endorsement underscores the importance of rallying the grassroots around the best candidate to take on the establishment's anointed one," said Sen. Chuck Purgason. Mr. Schmidt urged the public "to vote for Chuck Purgason in the August 3rd Republican Primary Election."

"We need to send someone to Washington D.C. who has the courage to stop the federal government spending spree that is escalating the federal debt and threatening our nation's economic stability. We need to send someone to Washington D.C. who is not entrenched in the corruption and abuse of an expanding federal state. Most importantly, we need to send someone to Washington D.C. who understands and can represent the interests of our great state," said Jim Schmidt in his press release.

"I would like to thank Jim for his great endorsement and the confidence that he has in me. Jim and I share the same concerns about the direction our country in heading. Unless we return our nation to the conservative value of balanced budgets, and end government's runaway spending, our children and grandchildren will pay the price," said Sen. Purgason.

Schmidt's endorsement adds to the momentum for Purgason's campaign. Last week, Purgason won an online poll from the Missouri Sovereignty Project. The poll asked people to choose between Chuck Purgason and Roy Blunt. Purgason won the poll 75% to 25%.

"Carnahan and Blunt represent more of Washington D.C. business as usual," said Sen. Chuck Purgason. "They both have years of experience in D.C. Both of their campaigns are being funded by out of state special interests. The mood of the country is quickly changing. The recent losses of a Republican Senator in his Utah primary and a Democrat House member in his West Virginia primary are proof that Americans are fed up with Washington D.C. big government policies."

Thank you for your continued support.

Standing for Freedom,

The Purgason Campaign Team