Disenfranchised Democrats and Indignant Independents Flock to Lowry's Campaign in District 20 FL

The party lines have been drawn and many former Democrats and Independents find themselves on the right side of the aisle with new endorsements for Republican Candidate Robert Lowry

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Republican Candidate Robert Lowry speaks to a group of over 1500 constituents.

My campaign is happy to welcome all Democrats who have felt ignored and betrayed by the Democratic Party and by Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Hollywood, FL (Vocus) August 12, 2010

Over the past few weeks, Republican Congressional candidate Robert Lowry has experienced a windfall of unexpected support. His campaign in District 20 is the one Florida Congressional campaign gaining support from two unlikely sources -- Democrats and Independents. Nationally the number of voters switching from Democrat to Independent or Republican continues to grow. But in South Florida’s 20th District, candidate Robert Lowry is giving them ample reason to switch. Lowry is promising true representation – the kind the founders of the United States mandated in the Constitution.

The Lowry Campaign has enthusiastically welcomed the endorsement of Howard Neu, lifelong Democrat and former Mayor of North Miami. In a response to that endorsement, Lowry stated, “My campaign is happy to welcome all Democrats who have felt ignored and betrayed by the Democratic Party and by Debbie Wasserman Schultz.”

Former Mayor Neu sought out the Lowry campaign because of his stated dissatisfaction with Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her lack of attention to the voice of District 20 constituents. “I recognized that the right course was to support Robert Lowry,” stated Neu. “Lowry believes that conservativism, not progressivism, is the future of our great nation.”

Lowry’s opponents predictably painted the Neu endorsement as a shift to the left in the Lowry campaign. “This is just desperate politicking by those who oppose me,” Lowry stated. “I have not changed my platform. From the word ’go’, I have let the people know that this is a campaign to bring back Constitutional representation.”

“In fact,” Lowry added, “what this endorsement actually signifies is a significant shift to the right for many of my Democratic and Independent constituents-to-be. They choose to support my campaign because they realize that Debbie Wasserman Schultz has stopped listening to her constituents. Instead, she is actively working to subvert their constitutional rights.” Democrats and Independents supporting Lowry echoed this sentiment, stating that “…the only way to defeat Wasserman Schultz is to have the strongest conservative candidate possible running against her in the general election.”

Detractors to the Lowry campaign have also tried to use the recent Miami Herald endorsement of Lowry against him, calling the paper a “liberal rag.” Lowry finds that reaction ironic. “I am proud to be endorsed for the Republican primary by the paper of record for South Florida.” He further stated, “All three Republican candidates in the District 20 race accepted the invitation from the Editorial Board of the Miami Herald to be interviewed. All three candidates hoped to win that endorsement. Isn’t it interesting that the criticism is coming after the fact from one of the candidates they refused to endorse? It’s typical political sour grapes. If the candidate did not want the endorsement, why show up at the Miami Herald in the first place?”

Lowry and his campaign supporters are proud to be in the company of many other candidates endorsed by the Miami Herald, including Pam Bondi (Attorney General), Bill McCollum (Governor), Jeanette Nuñez (District 112), Jose Felix Diaz (District 115), and Ellyn Bogdanoff (District 25).

Endorsements are coming to Lowry from many additional sources formerly considered unlikely for a Republican candidate. Lowry has been endorsed by Sal Oliveri, past mayor of Hollywood, by the South Florida Caribbean News, and by the Libertarian party of Florida. Adding to the nod from the Miami Herald and former Mayor Howard Nue, those endorsements may seem like strange bedfellows for the campaign. But Lowry responds: “Each of these endorsements shares one thing in common: they view my candidacy as one of the strongest the South Florida Republican party has ever seen. They recognize and endorse the fact that I am absolutely committed to the Constitution. They know I will provide solid representation for them and solutions to the critical issues facing all of us.”

Even more, grassroots groups like Independence Caucus and DC Works for Us (who have also endorsed Allen West in District 22) have thrown their full support behind Lowry’s Constitutional platform. They like Lowry’s intention to “…oust self-serving politicians with over-reaching agendas and reckless spending policies. November 2nd is our time to join together as Americans to fight the tyranny, not unlike what Thomas Jefferson himself accomplished. We can never allow ourselves to grow complacent again.”

Lowry proudly carries the designation many have given him as a “civilian candidate,” calling for Americans to agree on common beliefs to turn the country back to constitutional values. Lowry’s reasoning is clear. “I believe the love of liberty and the preservation of equal opportunity have to be at the core of all we do. Simply put, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and her Progressive cronies in Congress have charted the wrong course for this great nation. We must stand together as true Americans to restore our country to its Constitutional foundation.”

Clearly, Lowry’s message is resonating with those who are hearing it, with supporters flocking to the Lowry Campaign from all sectors of District 20 in Florida. For more information visit http://lowryforcongress.com.

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