'What we need to do is show people that there are a number of people who are supportive of the restoration of truth in American politics,' Rep. Adam Kinzinger says.
after winning by 12 in 2016 -- will help push him through the field and into a runoff should no candidate receive a majority of votes.
In January, he launched Country First, a political action committee to support like-minded Republicans willing to"tell the truth" and challenge the"darker" elements of the GOP that have espoused conspiracy theories and"the garbage lies" promoted by Trump and some of his supporters. Wood's performance in the special election could determine the viability of campaigns from Republican primary candidates and incumbents like Kinzinger who are trying to chart a new course for the GOP away from Trump, who still remains popular with Republican primary voters.
Kinzinger said his group will also support Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensberger, a Republican who became a target of Trump's ire for defending his state's election results from Trump's unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud. "My goal is to remind people of the basics of what America is about and what we believe," Kinzinger said."This union is going to fall apart if we're not careful."
Texas state Rep. Mike Ellzey, who came in second to Wright in the 2018 GOP primary, has been endorsed by former Texas Gov., who served as Trump's energy secretary -- and said in a social media video that Ellzey"has been for America first for a long time."
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