Republican Peter Schiff spoke of his support for a federal flat tax at Tuesday night's U.S. Senate candidates debate.
Now the political godfather of the flat tax movement, former presidential candidate Steve Forbes, has endorsed Schiff.
"I have known Peter Schiff for several years,'' Forbes said in a press release issued by the Schiff campaign. "He has a deep knowledge of finance and economics. He had long warned of the troubles we now face. As your citizen-Senator he will be a fierce fighter for cutting spending, cutting taxes and repealing Obamacare."
Forbes has publicly endorsed just three other U.S. Senate candidates this cycle: Mark Rubio in Florida, John McCain in Arizona and Rand Paul in Kentucky.