http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/104646064.html
This is a good article that shows the mountain that candidates have to over come to unseat an incumbent. Represenative Gwen Moore has nearly $500k to use for campaigning to maintain her seat versus her challenger Dan Sebring's $28k. The article also mentions a few of the issues that are being debated like unemployment, and foreclosures. There is also a few mud-slinging attacks at the end of the article over finances amongst the canidates. Which will get worse as the election draws closer to election day. My favorite part of these articles is reading the comments by the readers. You can learn alot of truths and falses by reading these posts. Incumbent Gwen Moore has attacked challenger Sebring about him being unable to manage his own finances, however a reader searched into Rep. Gwen Moore's financial history and found she too has had financial problems of her own. See below, posted by a Jsonline reader in comments section. Just another way to dig deeper into our candidates histories. I did not follow the link nor did i check the challengers history because i believe he has admitted to a bankruptcy and an issue with back taxes in this article and others.
Visit the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access page and do a search on
Gwendolynne Moore.
www.wcca.wicourts.gov/simpleCaseSearch.xsl;jsessionid=09B9B5752A9A47
A04F213CFF67A1953C.render6?
It will detail statements made by hrdtruth....forclosure, lawsuits.....
Great post! I also am amused and informed by reader comments, but please be aware that sometimes campaign workers lurk on stories like this and post very partisan things 'secretly!'
ReplyDeleteSometimes the campaign 'helpers' actually post things on the candidates' websites! http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/elections/governor/scott-walker-distances-himself-from-campaign-workers-blog-post
Dr. Janairo
Eric-
ReplyDeleteI really liked the JSonline article that you included in this post. I think it's interesting that the incumbent maintains their position so often, when typically people get tired of the same individuals in office, similar to the president's rating decreasing the longer he is in office. Also, I think Sebring is using the idea of owning his own business to connect with other small business owners who are also struggling. Looks like Moore definitely has more money support, and the support of her party, making it look like she will get reelected.
Yeah, reader comments can be a great place to look for information and people's opinions, even if it's just a jumping point. Comments have definitely influenced the research I've done for the race I'm following.
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