A Fresh Approach for the 7th Congressional District

Voters in Colorado's 7th Congressional District are beginning to look for a fresh face and a new, principled way of doing politics and government.

Dave Chandler, candidate for U.S. House in the 7th CD, said today that he is moving up in the 9News poll because voters want more honesty and integrity and straight-talk from people running for office.

"It's not much, that's true," said Chandler. "But I do not take any special interest campaign contributions and that means that I have not spent millions of dollars on negative television ads and nasty mailings. Frankly, I think more and more voters like my approach."

"I'm for campaigning based on issues and speaking your mind," Dave said. "I want U.S. troops out of Iraq quickly. Even if you don't agree with me, you know where I stand. What does Perlmutter's 'redeployment' mean? Where is O'Donnell going to find 75,000 more troops to send into the Iraq quagmire?"

"I'm for a national single-payer health insurance plan to make medical care affordable for poor, working folks, middle class and seniors. My opponents are reluctant to address our health care crisis in any common sense, understandable way."

"I'm for taking global warming seriously and adopting strong conservation measures. After all, we've only got this one planet to live on, it only makes sense to keep our environment clean and healthy. Reducing our dependence foreign oil and fossil fuels is good for our country and the world."

"I'm for cleaning up our government, too. No person elected and employed by the people should be taking gifts from lobbyists, period. And if we get the demands of the special interests out of politics and the government, we can balance the federal budget and have a more open and more honest democracy."

Dave Chandler says this to the voters of the 7th district:

"We can change this country if you will reject the 'politics as usual' that is represented by the Democrat and Republican candidates. Do the right thing and vote your conscience and convictions -- vote for Dave Chandler and principle before politics this year."

PHOTO: Dave campaigned today on the Auraria campus.

Comments

[Dave Chandler]

An Addendum: It was the worst kind of 'politics as usual' yesterday -- $1000 a plate for lunch -- how many folks do you know who can afford that kind of meal fare? What kind of increase in the minimum wage would it take for the working people of the 7th Congressional District to throw down a thousand dollars for a tuna salad and a roll?

That's what the Democrat Party charged for the 'honor' of 'luncheon' served during a 20 minute political pep talk by Bill Clinton. Just six days from the election, the traditional politicians are still grubbing for thousands and thousands of dollars. What a prime example of where the priorities are for the old, special-interest-driven political parties.

Of course, Rick O'Donnell is guilty of the same obsessive fixation with raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on attack TV ads and sleazy mailings. We refer to the July 22nd visit by George W. Bush that garnered $600,000 for the Republican.

This is the truth: neither of the two big party candidates will effect much change if elected because their campaigns have shown that they are eager, willing participants in a corrupt process. They raise hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests to spend on negative advertising -- they will hardly turn and bite the hand that feeds them should they gain office.

You can vote for a fresh approach to politics and government -- have the courage to vote for real, genuine change. Vote for Dave.