DIRTY CAMPAIGNS DO NOT SERVE THE VOTERS WELL - When I took over as Republian Municipal Leader I extended my hand to the Democratic leadership and asked that we not engage in negative campaigning but rather debate real issues so that voters would be better served. I got no response. The current Township Committee election began with a personal attack on the Republican candidate. Those attacks continued and got worse, culminating in the allegation that the Republican candidate is dangerous to children. No doubt, a candidate attacked in such a fashion is forced to respond in kind. This cycle drags the entire campaign process deep into the mud and frustrates and angers the voters. BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS NEED A BATH. It is time to make a real commitment to clean, issues-oriented campaigns in Dennis Township. Next year there will be two Republicans running against two Democrats. If we thought this year was dirty, imagine what next year could bring. I CALL ON THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP TO JOIN ME IN PLEDGING NOT TO RUN ANOTHER DIRTY CAMPAIGN NEXT YEAR.
