Jim Holt 2010
JIM HOLT FOR U.S. SENATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 7th, 2010
CONTACT: Dwayne Andregg (479) 790-7743
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U.S. Senate Race Headed for HOLT/Boozman Run-Off
SPRINGDALE, Arkansas — With just over a week left before the Arkansas primary elections, the eight man race for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate may well be coming down to a two-man race — John Boozman and Jim Holt.
The Stephens Media poll, released last night, shows no candidate winning the majority necessary to avoid a run-off election.
"We're pleased that we are second in the poll. We realize it is an uphill battle, but our supporters are fired up! We hope and pray the supporters of the other six candidates will rally behind us when we make the run-off. Once people see our voting record of less government control and spending, we'll win by a landslide! It's not even close"
Rasmussen reports that seventy-four percent (74%) of Republican voters say their party's representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide over the past several years. Congressman Boozman would fit in that category since he has been in Congress for the past nine years now.
While trailing Boozman, Holt polled six percentage points ahead of Gilbert Baker who has raised more money than all six of the other candidates combined (excluding Boozman). Holt leads the rest of the field by double-digits. If the poll results hold true, Boozman and Holt could very well meet in a run-off election on June 8.
"If we can get in the run-off, we will have these next twelve days and three more weeks to get a comparison of Boozman's and my voting record out across the state", Holt said.
Boozman voted for the deficit-exploding TARP bailout legislation and has become a Beltway fixture when it comes to voting to raise the federal debt ceiling. He also has been a strong proponent of the "No Child Left Behind" legislation that has undermined state and local control of school districts.
"Blanche Lincoln is the incumbent Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas," Holt said. "But John Boozman is as much an incumbent as Blanche Lincoln. His voting record should be examined just as closely as Lincoln's."
Holt noted his gratitude for Boozman's service as the lone Republican representing Arkansas in those nine years. He added that Boozman has been a "shining light" on social issues. But, he said, people are just now discovering Boozman's record on fiscal issues and on increasing government control.
"I hate to be the one to point it out," Holt said, "but the Democrat opponent in the Senate race will point out again and again that our national debt rose from $5.7 trillion to $9.2 trillion from 2001 to 2008 — when the Republican administration was in power. And John Boozman voted with the party 97% of the time. He will be painted as part of the problem – and not the solution."
On the other hand, Jim Holt has a 100% conservative voting record on both social and fiscal issues.
"Unlike some of the other candidates, I consistently vote the actual Republican platform of smaller government and fewer taxes," Holt says. "My principle for voting has always been simple: If it empowers the government, I vote against it. If it empowers the individuals and encourages personal responsibility, I vote for it."
The evidence is in his voting record. Except for a minor beer tax, (which when brought back in two more sessions, Holt voted against it and tried to kill it) Holt voted against the increase in sales tax in Arkansas and every other tax when he was a state legislator for six years. He even voted against his own legislative pay raise — every time.
Many people have noted that Boozman may be the weakest GOP candidate against Blanche Lincoln, the likely Democrat winner of the primary.
Boozman is the only candidate of the eight who can't use the $700 billion bailout against Lincoln (or have it used against him if Halter wins the Democratic primary)
Boozman can't use the Washington insider aspect against Lincoln, but it can be used against him if Halter wins.
Boozman has been given very low scores by the Club for Growth because of his multiple earmarks, and the media has already hammered Boozman on the fact that he took more trips around the world at taxpayers' expense than any Democrat in the state.
Boozman is financed by the corporate world much like Lincoln.
But Jim Holt's campaign is grassroots all the way. Most of his work is done by volunteers. Jim Holt said, "I owe nothing to the corporate world, the lobbyists, or the establishment; I will be able to truly represent the people and their interests in Washington as I did in the Arkansas legislature. I think that is what people have been looking for and they will become more aware of it when the voting records become more public.
If we can get our voting record out to the people — and I think we can — we'll win this race for the U.S. Senate… in a landslide."
The voting records can be found at http://jimholt2010.com/record. They were compiled independently by the Women's Action Group and we are thankful for their diligence to inform the public.
Link to the poll: http://arkansasnews.com/2010/05/06/poll-lincoln-leads-halter-boozman-leads-both-democrats/
This entry was posted on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at 2:03 am and is filed under Press Releases.
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