Seen at NSH:

Project Vote Smart has just formally contacted each state legislative, congressional, and gubernatorial candidate in Tennessee with the National Political Awareness Test (NPAT). The test presses candidates to answer one simple question: “Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?” The results of the test reveal to voters a key aspect of their candidates’ campaign tactics. When candidates prove they are willing to respond to citizens, the by product is a valuable set of candidate issue positions.

Since 2000, Project Vote Smart has found that party leaders and consultants from both major parties are advising candidates not to respond to the NPAT for two primary reasons: it will limit the candidates’ ability to control their campaign messages, and it will expose them to opposition research.

Please join us in encouraging Tennessee candidates to respond to the test and provide voters with this crucial information before the deadline of September 20th. Senator John McCain, former Congresspersons Geraldine Ferraro and Bill Frenzel, and former Governor Michael Dukakis have already written Tennessee candidates asking them the same key question. We can provide you with a copy of their letter if you would like to use it in your coverage.

It takes balls to lay your positions out on the table. Politicos usually lack those.

Posted in uncategorized on August 10th, 2006 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |