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Voters First in Connecticut

By Ian Storrar
Posted on Tue Aug 08, 2006 at 01:53:53 PM EST

Today is the Democratic primary in Connecticut.  Ned Lamont is challenging incumbent Joe Lieberman for their party's nomination.  Plenty of newsprint and blog time has been spent analyzing the merits of each man's case. Common Cause would like to highlight the fact that both men have taken the Voters First Pledge.

In fact, all four candidates for Senate in Connecticut have taken the pledge.  We hope they take it seriously.  Ask your representatives and the candidates you meet in the street and at public events what they think of it.  If they don't like the idea of putting you first, you might not want to put them first.  We think public financing of elections is vital for the integrity of our political institutions and the people who fill them.  You can make sure the connection between politics and special interests through campaign contributions and kickbacks is broken.  This election is the first step.

Click on Comments for a poll.

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Do you think the Voters First Pledge should influence the debate in the 2006 elections?
Yes
No
I don't know enough about it yet

Votes: 5
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Tags: Connecticut, Senate, Ned Lamont, Sen. Lieberman, Clean Elections, Voters First Pledge, In the States, public financing, money in politics, ethics in government (all tags)


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Voters First in Connecticut :: 1 Comment

Finessing The War--Democracy's AWOL

Lieberman, Lieberman---what an easy target but, EVERYONE is wimping out viz-a-viz the Cash-Cow Clintons.  On the glaring omission to act in re  Clinton vs. Tasini in New York, --where Democrats can and  would make a definitive Democratic statement-- we drop the ball AGAIN!,  and no one will come forward to poll New Yorkers.

Hill & Bil's concerns that a poll  would likely result in an endorsement of Tasini is keeping yet ANOTHER  candidate, out of the spotlight and  robbing their constituency, again, of the chance to  choose, a People's democrat. When monied candidates are *forced on us then democracy's AWOL!

by Vita Libertas on Tue Aug 15, 2006 at 10:39:16 PM EST


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