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And Also Peter Schiff May Want to Run For Senate . . .

By Kirk Shinkle

Posted: January 26, 2009

I had not seen this.

Supporters of permabear Peter Schiff want him to take on Chris Dodd (CT) in the 2010 Senate race. This just popped into my inbox:

In less than six weeks, the Peter Schiff for Senate 2010 Facebook group has exploded past 1,000 new members. Liberty minded individuals are flocking to the grassroots campaign to draft Peter Schiff for a potential 2010 senatorial bid against Chris Dodd in the state of Connecticut.

The Political Exploratory and Awareness Committee (PEAC) is extremely excited by the outpouring of interest in these early stages. Already, the possibility of a Schiff run has been featured in a local, Connecticut newspaper, several political blogs, and CNN Money. A logo re-design contest garnered seventy talented entries, and a top notch, highly professional campaign website is nearing completion.

No word yet on whether Schiff would consider a run (he has no connection to the group), but I'll bet he'd be at home among the Ron Paulites, libertarians and tax protesters.

See also: Peter Schiff: Right On The Crisis, Wrong On Investing?

Thanks Richard Wicks for showing us the mentality of a Paul disciple!

Want another example? Here's an actual debate from a Paul webiste about whether the holocaust is real!!! Apparently, this is something not yet settled for the Ron paul community

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/80755

Fred of CT @ Jan 28, 2009 15:28:21 PM

No Way

I'm not a Dodd fan but I will vote for anyone other than a Ron Paul disciple. Their race-baiting, isolationism, and conspiracy-mongering is truly ugly.

Gary of CT @ Jan 28, 2009 15:21:29 PM

I hope he runs

I hope Schiff runs. I have been following him for over a year now, and I happen to agree with much of what he has to say.

Ben of @ Jan 28, 2009 14:15:14 PM

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Kirk Shinkle is a senior editor at U.S. News. He writes daily about ups and downs in equity markets, sectors and stocks. Formerly, he covered business and economics on both coasts for Investor's Business Daily.

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