Allen West Goes to Bat for Mia Love

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West continues to go to bat for congressional hopeful Mia Love, a fellow African-American, who is running again in Utah. Earlier this month, West endorsed Love who spoke at the Republican National Convention in Tampa last year while she was running against U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah. Despite losing to Matheson in 2012, Love is running again in 2014.

West turned to supporters of his Allen West Guardian Fund PAC on Tuesday, encouraging them to back Love.

Last summer she gave one of the most heartfelt and inspiring speeches I've heard at the Republican Convention and gave liberal Congressman Jim Matheson the fight of his political life in Utah's 4th Congressional District, West wrote supporters. She lost by less than 800 votes, but fortunately for us, she's up for a rematch.

Since announcing her candidacy in May, Mia has put Matheson and the liberal left on notice, West added. She's in the district every day meeting voters, participating in events, and holding Matheson accountable for voting in lockstep with Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi.

Insisting, Pelosi's radical fundraising machine is preparing to launch an all-out assault against her, West pointed to Loves biography. Mia Love is the quintessential Guardian Fund candidate, West wrote. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Mia knows what it takes to work hard and make ends meet -- and she's living proof the American dream still exists. Despite coming to the United States with just a few dollars to their name, Mia's parents never took a free handout and instilled this principle in their daughter. Today Mia is an unwavering advocate for limited government, fiscal sanity, and personal responsibility -- three things desperately missing in Washington.