Former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R-WI), who is running in a contested primary for Senate, has rolled out a new endorsement to help him among grassroots conservatives: Michael Reagan, a son of the late President Ronald Reagan.
The campaign’s e-mailed statement from Michael Reagan says in part:
As an author, radio host, and son of the greatest President in American history, Ronald Reagan, I have met plenty of solid conservatives in my time. However, your record as Governor of Wisconsin stands out among the very best.
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For me, and many others, your welfare reform initiatives stand out not only for becoming the model for the United States, but for creating a blueprint on how to successfully inject market-based principles into reforming entitlement programs. The relationship between you and President Reagan on this issue is especially historic as my father provided your very first waiver to start implementing the reforms that broke a cycle of government dependency, returned power to the states and ended welfare as we knew it.