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Montana in Pres/VP Debates
October 2, 2008 | 3 Comments
It’s interesting that Montana has been mentioned in both of the debates so far, albeit only indirectly tonight.
Last week, during the Presidential debate between John McCain & Barack Obama, McCain referenced the bear DNA study in Montana as an example of government waste and pork-barrel spending.
In tonight’s VP debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, the senator from Delaware talked about one of his early mentors, Mike Mansfield of Montana, then the Majority Leader in the Senate.
No such thing as bad press, as long as they spell (or say) your name right, I guess. Right?
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Very cool about the state being so prominent in the debates!
You and your readers might also be interested in a voter education initiative I’m involved in, Your Candidates-Your Health, which asks presidential and congressional candidates for their views on health care, medical research and other related issues.
Both McCain and Obama have responded to our survey, at http://www.yourcandidatesyourhealth.org, and we have invited congressional candidates from your state. So far, two of the five candidates have responded from Montana.
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Montana was mentioned in the debates, but it is only the Obama campain that care enough about the people in Montana to make the visits. At least he knows where the state is and what the people here are thinking.