09/03/2008
CONTACT: Mike Diegel, 202-314-2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business association, has endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Dole for reelection to the U.S. Senate.
NFIB's endorsement was announced today at a Dole campaign event held at Advanced Direct Inc. in Greensboro, owned by Jeff Burkett. Advanced Direct is an NFIB member.
The endorsement comes from NFIB's Save America's Free Enterprise (SAFE) Trust, the organization's political action committee, and is based on prior voting records to evaluate the candidate's views on legislative issues affecting small business.
"Senator Dole has a deep understanding of North Carolina's entrepreneurs," said Gregg Thompson, state director of NFIB/North Carolina. "Her support of tax relief and affordable healthcare options for small business owners has been vital to creating a climate that allows them to invest in and grow their businesses."
"Senator Dole has been a good friend of small business since she arrived in Washington," said Lisa Goeas, NFIB's vice president, political. "She has provided key leadership on important issues such as tort reform, and we look forward to continuing to work with her in the next Congress."
Sen. Dole also is a winner of NFIB's Guardian of Small Business award, given to those members of Congress who vote to protect free enterprise.
Today's endorsement puts the considerable grassroots support of the state's small businesses behind the Dole campaign. Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB will encourage its members to help turn out the influential small business voting bloc on Election Day. According to NFIB polling data, small business owners and their employees make up 43 percent of registered voters in America.
