Congressmen for Freedom

Candidates in it for the fight.

By Mark Hemingway

In 2006, Democrats ran a slew of veterans for office under the moniker “Fighting Dems.” It wasn’t a terribly successful effort — out of almost 60 candidates for office just five were elected, Virginia Senator Jim Webb and four more in the House.

Perhaps the Fighting Dems’ lack of success is in some way attributable to the fact that their opposition to the Iraq war was, well, militant.

Appearing across the street from the U.S. Capitol at a Vets for Freedom press conference, the organization’s chairman, Pete Hegseth, wants to make sure the voice of pro-war veterans is heard in Congress. According to Hegseth, winning in Iraq is a position that’s much more representative of the views of veterans.

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