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  • Confirmed: Peter Schiff to Run for Senate

    Got this in my inbox. Looks like Chris Dodd might be in for some competition.

    Dear Friend,

    Well, it looks like you have made a difference.


    Based upon the unbelievable support that I have receieved from 10,000 supporters like you, I have decided to throw my hat into the ring to challenge Chris Dodd for the honor of representing the state of Connecticut in the United States Senate. I will announce my candidacy on MSNBC's Morning Joe show on Thursday, September 17 at 8:15am eastern time. Sorry for the short notice, but its important to honor commitments and keep these things under raps until the day the news breaks.

    At this time last year I could not have imagined that that I would be making such an announcement today. I had never intended to become a candidate for public office. But these are extraordinary times. Our economy is falling apart in front of our eyes and Washington seems intent on making the wheels come off even faster. At a time when we desperately need adult supervison, the economically illiterate are running the show. As I love my country, it now seems clear that I must try to do something to help. The emotional and material support I have received from across the country has made the decision much easier.

    So today it begins. As I'm sure you are aware, the rules in politics bear only scant resemblance to those which govern polite society. As a result, I am wading into strange waters, and I'm sure strange things will happen. But I promise to maintain my composure and give it my best shot. Based on the support that I have received thus far, I fully expect to be facing down Chris Dodd in the general election just 14 months from now.

    As my campaign takes flight, I appreciate the patience and trust that you have shown. To commit time and money to a long shot candidate for high office is a hard choice. I hope to repay that trust with a first class campaign.

    I look forward to your feedback and your continued support.

    Thanks again,

    Peter Schiff


    I originally signed up for his email notifications to keep abreast of his campaign plans. Well, here you go.

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    Re: Confirmed: Peter Schiff to Run for Senate

    He ZERO chance because i saw him KILLED on a basic heath care question....But thats not the plan. He going to get a wider base, then he might try again.
    Mike

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      Re: Confirmed: Peter Schiff to Run for Senate

      http://www.courant.com/news/politics...,3466805.story

      He would be the fifth GOP candidate to enter the race: state Sen. Sam Caligiuri, former ambassador Tom Foley, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon and former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons are also seeking the Republican nomination.

      That's Linda McMahon, wife of:



      the guy holding the microphone.

      If Jesse the Body can become Governor of Minnesota, anything is possible.

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        Re: Confirmed: Peter Schiff to Run for Senate

        McMahon will get more votes than Schiff I'll reckon.

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          Re: Confirmed: Peter Schiff to Run for Senate

          I'm rooting for Schiff on principle, but I am not the most optimistic. He's not the greatest economist, but at least he knows a thing or two about it more than anyone else in our elite club.

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            Re: Confirmed: Peter Schiff to Run for Senate

            Originally posted by Ghent12 View Post
            I'm rooting for Schiff on principle, but I am not the most optimistic. He's not the greatest economist, but at least he knows a thing or two about it more than anyone else in our elite club.
            Schiff's problem, if he campaigns like he talks on interviews and his podcast on his own website, is he can come across as a "I know more than you and why don't you know the dollar will debase you idiot" confrontational. Yes, he was right on the housing collapse, but if he wants to get any serious support and win a plurality of the vote to win the Republican primary (which is going to be extremely difficult) he can't just act like he does on his podcast saying "everything is going down, get out of domestic markets while you can". He's going to have to say "this is the problem, and this is how electing me to the Senate I can help fix it". He can't say dissolve the Fed either, because he doesn't have that power as one senator out of 100.

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