Posted on 09/01/2006 5:52:53 AM PDT by blf1776
Democrat candidate for congress David Sanders is calling on incumbent republican Steve Buyer to take part in a series of debates in the fourth congressional district. Sanders said Buyer has refused to commit to a public forum to discuss such issues as veterans benefits and military deployments.
Buyer took part in one debate with Sanders two years ago in Plainfield. The congressman said he is not sure if he'll do it again.
"I'll just continue to tell America what I want to do for our country. Someone who wants to be mean spirited, I'll just keep them at large. I've never dealt with anyone like this before," said Buyer, referring to David Sanders.
Sanders said debates are an important part of the political process.
"One very effective means for the public to find out where candidates stand on the issues that interest them is a public forum. I propose we have a series of debates throughout the fourth congressional district," said Sanders.
Buyer has stated that he does not believe Sanders is a viable candidate.
"He's not done anything as a candidate. Look at the 435 candidates in America. You ought to go do that and look it up and find out, who has done what to building a political enterprise and to fund their enterprise and do what's necessary to fund their campaign. Has he done that? The answer is no," said Buyer.
Sanders said Buyer's campaign took weeks to respond to his first request for a series of debates. He said the letter mentioned Buyer has only done one debate in the past, but he would not commit to a time and place.
"He actually, I think he implied there would be no one to debate. I'm not sure," said Sanders. "The thing is, they [the debates] should be settled now. There's no point in waiting. He knows his calendar for the next couple of months and now is the time to settle. He hasn't committed to anything yet."
How interested are you in seeing a debate between incumbent Fourth District Congressman Steve Buyer and his Democratic challenger, David Sanders? A Fourth District Congressional Debate is the focus of our poll question this week. The poll question is on the bottom left-hand side of our home page. We'll tally the results and report them on air Friday. http://www.wlfi.com/dsp_story.cfm?storyid=55427&RequestTimeout=500
I am having trouble getting to the TV 18 Web page. Too much traffic or blocking???
Last know results.
QUESTION: How interested are you in seeing a live televised debate on News Channel 18 between incumbent 4th District Congressman Steve Buyer and his Democrat challenger, David Sanders?
2137 total votes.
ANSWERS:
1. Very Interested 47.59 %
2. Somewhat Interested 5.24 %
3. Not Interested 47.17 %
Buyer is a loser! He is supposed to represent the Veterans but his record is dismal. He deserves to lose.
Not sure what record you are looking at.
Buyer may be a loser, but this Sanders is an even bigger loser and major trouble if he gets elected. He is anti-war and may (note I say may; I haven't investigated it yet) be affiliated with Howard Dean's group.
He is a product of UC-Berkeley; 'nuff said?
Do a little research, you will find that Steve Buyer is no looser. Unless you are a liberal.
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"Unless you are a liberal".
Them's fightin' words there, sir/madam. As a conservative resident of the 4th District, I have always wished for a stronger Republican choice than Buyer. He's more than just a bit arrogant and doesn't seem to like to step foot in his district anywhere but Monticello.
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