I just sent this press release text to Antonio and wanted to get your opinion as well. Let me know what you think; I really do believe that this would be the best method by which to make the rest of the race proceed on our terms.
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Recently, The Tidewater News ran an editorial that we at the Wynne LeGrow campaign found to be of great interest. After first noting that the papers long-beloved incumbent Randy Forbes is a swell and honest guy, the editors go on to raise a minor but noteworthy concern regarding a mysterious decision on Forbes part, made all the more mysterious by the congressmans perceived virtues.
Curiously, though, Forbes was unresponsive to an invitation by the Virginia Peninsula League of Women Voters to take on LeGrow in a debate. Hes also been unresponsive to our newspapers attempt to find out why he shunned the debate invitation. Thats unusual for Forbes, a straight-up guy whose re-election bids we have endorsed over the years.
It does not seem to occur to the editors that a politician who refuses to debate his opponent and ignores questions submitted by a friendly newspaper is probably not a straight-up guy so much as he is a crooked one. Rather than wondering aloud why Forbes is hiding not only from his opponent but also from his own supporters in the public and the media, the editors of Tidewater News should pretend for a moment that Forbes is a Democrat and LeGw a Republican, in which case they would have no difficulty in determining that Forbes is a dishonest political hack who does not want the voters to learn too much about how his policies differ from those of his opponent.
However much the people and press might like Forbes to face LeGrow for a frank discussion about how to bring jobs back to Virginia, reduce the budget deficit, and ensure that the U.S. stays competitive amid a fast-changing international landscape, such a debate will almost certainly not come to pass. Luckily, we have come up with a partial solution, one which we think will be even more informative to the voters than a debate would have been.
Tomorrow, the LeGrow campaign will ask Forbes a question. This question will appear on our website, LeGrowForUSCongress.com, and will likewise be sent to every media outlet catering to the 4th district, as well as to the Forbes campaign itself. The day after tomorrow, we will ask another question, which will again appear on our website and again be sent to all of the parties noted above. The day after that, we will do the same thing. Likewise for the day after that one. We will, in fact, be asking a question each day, right up until the eve of the election next month.
The wonderful part of this plan is that it doesnt require Forbes to participate or to do anything at all. If he or his campaign would like to answer any or all of these questions, they may do so. In the more likely event that they ignore these questions lest they accidentally help to inform the voters and thus break with Forbes campaign policy, we will happily assist in getting the word out that they would prefer not to answer.
Wed also like to take this occasion to offer The Tidewater News our further assistance in unravelling any other mysteries they may come upon in the future.