State GOP Chairman Visits with Local Republicans

The Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party was in Smithville Thursday night.
Chris Devaney met with members of the local party at the community room of city hall.
Devaney says he is excited about the 2010 elections and the opportunity Republicans have to win more public offices. “There’s a lot of excitement across Tennessee, I see it in the tea parties that are going on. Six weeks after President Obama was elected we saw these tea parties pop up across the country and across Tennessee and I think it really signaled that people are concerned about the direction of our country. ”
“Republicans in Tennessee have had success because they have stood on principled leadership and core Republican principles of individual freedom, low taxes, and personal responsibility and I think that is resonating with people in Tennessee and across the country. We are setting the example here in Tennessee of what can be done. We have majorities in the General Assembly. We’re going to solidify those majorities in 2010. We’re excited about the direction we’re headed in this state.”
“I think people are looking at the example of Terri Lynn Weaver, who is providing excellent leadership for this district. She was elected in 2008 and already she has become a leader in the General Assembly because she is standing up for principles. That’s why Terri Lynn will be re-elected and that’s why we’re going to elect a Republican in (State Senator) Mae Beaver’s seat.”