10 Reasons to Vote Pierce
In no particular order...
1. He will be a citizen legislator, not a career politician.2. He has a variety of real life experiences as an entrepreneur and as an educator that he would take with him to Washington.3. He supports our troops and their mission.4. He supports our Constitutional right to bear arms.5. He supports lower taxes and lower spending.6. He believes in limited government.7. He supports actual Congressional oversight of the federal bureaucracy.
8. He supports real immigration reform.9. He supports an alternative energy plan that includes ANWR.10. He supports the idea that all of the President's judicial nominees deserve an "up or down" vote.
Five Reasons to NOT Vote DeWine
In no particular order...
1. DeWine is a proud member of the Gang of 14 that has prevented the "up or down" vote of a number of the President's judicial nominees.2. The people of Alaska want drilling in ANWR, DeWine doesn't.3. DeWine frequently sides with those who support gun control.4. DeWine loves pork...and I'm not talking about the other white meat.5. DeWine is not responsive to constitutent needs.Five Reasons to NOT Vote Smith
In no particular order...
1. Residency. Smith has only lived in the state for about a year and a half.2. Three-time loser. Smith has run and lost in Utah, Tennessee, and in Ohio's 2nd Congressional district.3. Substance. Smith gets points for style, but has no substance. Have a protracted conversation with Smith on the issues and you'll get cliches and platitudes.4. Honesty and Integrity. Smith has trouble telling the whole truth about his background.
5. Character. Character is something a candidate is supposed to have, not be...DISCLOSURE: I am the blog administrator for Pierce for Senate.