Club President Chris Chocola warned House leadership to stay out of an upcoming primary in Arizona between Reps. Ben Quayle and David Schweikert.
“Should it become apparent that you are choosing sides on
behalf of Rep. Quayle, the Club for Growth PAC will consider it necessary to intervene on behalf of Rep. Schweikert,” Chocola wrote.Chocola’s warning shot comes in the aftermath of the Illinois primary on Tuesday. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) and the Young Guns Action Fund, a super PAC formed by his allies, intervened to help Rep. Adam Kinzinger in a member-vs.-member primary against Rep. Don Manzullo. Kinzinger won, leaving some hard feelings among Manzullo’s conservative supporters.
So does this spat matter?
With the preponderance of new super PACs, some argue that anti-establishment groups like the Club for Growth and FreedomWorks no longer have the power they once did to threaten incumbents.
Conservative groups confronting super PACs
