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There’s too much money in
politics.
The perceived need for large amounts to run a campaign
corrupts the system, forcing representatives to spend
valuable time raising cash when they should be working to
solve our many critical problems. This addiction to money
opens the door to special interests and people from
outside NH to have a disproportionate influence on the
outcome of an election. This is wrong for politics and
especially wrong for NH. RSA 664:5-a asks each candidate
to voluntarily limit campaign expenditures to $350,000,
and not condone independent expenditures on behalf of a
candidate or against an opponent. I think this is a good
thing.
In 2008, the NH Second
District incumbent spent $2 million to get reelected. A
large percentage of this money came from outside NH. I
think we should all ask a simple question: why would an
incumbent need to spend so much outside money to get
reelected?
I promise my campaign
will be different. I will not hire a full time campaign
manager, or media consultants, issue consultants, polling
consultants, wardrobe consultants, or even consultants to
recommend consultants. My campaign will be run by
volunteers who believe in a simple message: we must act
decisively to preserve our children’s future. Campaigning
in the NH Second should be simple and inexpensive with a
very basic formula: go out and meet people, speak with
them, answer their questions, and let them decide whether
to vote for you or not.
Here is my pledge: I
promise to follow the expenditure guideline and limit my
total campaign spending to no more than $350,000 and I
will sign an affidavit to affirm my intent.
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