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Des Moines Register - Letter to the editor
Tell us why we should vote for you,
Boswell
I'm currently undecided concerning the upcoming primary between Rep. Leonard Boswell and his challenger Ed Fallon. Although I've been happy with Boswell's representation of our state's interests in the Congress, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Fallon's progressive populism. I was disappointed in the recent mailer I received linking Fallon with the failed policies of George W. Bush due to his support of Ralph Nader in the 2000 election.
It would better serve Boswell's campaign to
focus on why people should vote for him, as
opposed to why they shouldn't vote for Fallon.
I also voted for Nader in the 2000 election.
Can those of us who made that choice possibly
be more responsible for the failed policies of
the current administration than a Congress that
has lacked effective oversight and failed to
provide a counterbalance to the power of the
executive branch?
Encouraging voters to
answer that question may not be in the best
interest of Boswell's bid for re-election. The
era of negative and attack politics needs to
end if we are to effectively address the
challenging issues facing our nation.
Unfortunately, as evidenced by both national
and local political races, this negative trend
appears to be spreading.
- Daniel A. Gutmann, Des Moines