House Conservatives and You
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Looking for another great opportunity to help real conservatives win political office? Visit the House Conservatives Fund and make a contribution. The HCF is the Republican Study Committee’s PAC that was re-launched under the leadership of Rep. Tom Feeney to offset the activism of the liberal Mainstreet Partnership.
The HCF serves a couple of purposes: (1) If you are a conservative facing an up-hill primary against the state’s party establishment, the HCF endorsement gives you instant credibility. It means that 100+ conservatives think you are good enough for them and want you apart of their team. The establishment then can’t label you as “fringe” just because you happened to be a Jeff Flake-Tom Coburn type in the state legislature. (2) The HCF will back certain candidates that the Club for Growth may not because of their focus solely on fiscal issues. The hope is that conservatives can unite beyond a single candidate that is both a social conservative and a fiscal conservative. However, given that resources are finite, the Club often has to help a candidate in one race who may be predominantly a fiscal guy while a predominantly values guy is on the ropes in another. The HCF spreads the love. (3) And finally, the HCF plays the long-term role of helping conservatives stick together when they get to Congress. A freshman conservative who wants to buck Leadership or a powerful committee chairman—and who can make the fundraising dry up—can be a little more confident that his friends at the RSC will make up the difference.
So give generously to Rightroots. Give generously to the Club for Growth. But save some cash and don’t forget the RSC. Mike Pence, Jeb Hensarling, Flake, Feeney and the rest are our friends in Congress, and they need our help. Give generously to the House Conservatives Fund.