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April 20, 2006

Brown says he's staying in Senate race

Embattled U.S. Senate candidate Matt Brown released a statement today titled, "I'm in to win."

Despite widespread criticism regarding a campaign contribution scandal and financial troubles, Brown said he won't back down.

"I've been at this campaign for over a year," he wrote in a statement. "In that time, I've raised about $1.8 million. In the last independent poll, I'm running neck-and-neck with the incumbent senator, Lincoln Chafee, and am ahead of my Democratic primary opponent."

The Democratic candidate, who is also secretary of state, had $35,000 left in his war chest as of April 1 for the September primary. His opponent, Sheldon Whitehouse, had nearly $1.4 million left for the primary.

Brown said that money shouldn't determine his political future.

"The Democratic establishment in Washington tries again and again to anoint candidates based on who has the most money -- not who has the best ideas," Brown said in the statement. "That's why our party has been losing elections for 30 years -- why we've now lost the White House, Senate, the House and control of the courts."

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 1:58 PM | Permalink

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