Debates
Thursday evening I participated in a debate with almost all the candidates for the first district US House seat. The only person missing as usual was the Republican candidate. Even the Democrat candidate was participating. Why do most major party candidates refuse to debate the smaller party candidates or the independents. The only reason I can think of is they don't really have anything to say to the people who they want to represent. Or they have run out of ides. At least most of my opponants did show up at the debate. however our senate candidate and our candidate for govenor and most independent candidates are shut out of the debates by the big two of political party candidates. Makes me wonder if they are afraid people will find out that their are other ideas and better qualified people out their who don't toe the party lines. Seems like it, but we need to overcome the cowardly actions of so called major party candidates. Their is a petition to do this at. http://www.petitiononline.com/2006gptn/ .