Candidates won't say?

Only 40 percent of congressional candidates -- the lowest percentage since this survey began in 1992 -- will say where they stand on key issues, according to a new survey by Project Vote Smart.

Project Vote Smart calls it the 2010 Political Courage Test and notes that even if candidates won't say where they stand, they've put together a database at www.voteeasy.org that shows what candidates have said about various issues.

Among the congressional candidates listed as not answering the survey: U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington, and his Democratic challenger David Cozad; U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth; U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell; U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, his Democratic challenger Neil Durrance, and his Libertarian challenger Mark Boler; and U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, and his Republican challenger Bill Flores.

Also, 82 percent of legislative candidates in Texas and all gubernatorial candidates did not answer the questions as well.

"VoteEasy is the future -- the cutting edge of technology applied to the people's need to know their candidates," said Richard Kimball, president of Project Vote Smart.

-- Anna M. Tinsley

 

 

Comments

[Rudy Gonzales]

The Republican power dogs have made it a point to run on "Anti-Obama Agenda" or "Obamacare". We taxpayers know that TARP has worked well saving jobs and came in at a lower cost while getting a 10% return on "OUR" money. The TEA party and the Republican party of "NO" do not want that info disseminated. They have FOX voice to America and enough Toxic Talking heads on radio to start a rock pile. They have put forth no plan or acts to help workers or taxpayers. They are running on what I outlined above.
Here's a real topic of interest :

Notice to all voters in Texas!
Governor Rick Perry is filling the airways with numerous ads touting job creation.
He says his job is to create jobs for Texans.
Why has he waited so long to act?
Why is he saying on TV that Texas has created jobs for over 850,000 workers? Why is he lying?
Is he a career politician?
The Texas Workforce Commission stated that the workforce contracted 4.1%! The Republican majority has squandered numerous opportunities to improve workers conditions and bring jobs to Texas!
I think everyone should vote this year! Redistricting will rear it's ugly head and bite the minorities in the butt! Here's the real problem if minorities do not vote:
I'M calling for John Boehner, Rick Perry, David Dewhurst and Mitch McConnell to disavow the prejudicial and bigoted members of the TEA or Republican parties in the following. Failure to do so make them just as guilty:
Here are some of the points I'd like to make :
==> Tancredo in Colorado. Tancredo had a "MACACA Moment" specifically calling President Obama, "Barack Hussein Obama", to specifically identify the President as "Hussein" to further amplify "Islamic roots" as a rallying cry to the masses!
==> Rand Paul, who referred to Jim Crow Era tactics and side tracked bigotry by saying private ownership "should be allowed to determine who could be served in restaurants or food counters."
==> Palladino in New York, who used an "African Tribal Dance" and called it "President Obama's Inaugural Dance", and used computer generated photos of President and Michelle Obama dressed as pimp and prostitute in one of his mailings.
==>The Oregon State candidate who continues to home school with an old text book calling "Negroes" as "Childlike and unintelligent"!
==> Sharron Angle's comment of "you look Asian" truly sickens me since I am "Hispanic"!
==>Virginia Republican Party Chairman of a comment that "His dog should be eligible for Welfare" since "He black, unemployed, lazy, can't speak English and probably has no clue who his daddy is"!
Because the leaders of the Republican party have not repudiated these bigots then I personally say:
Vote
Out
The
(E)Incumbent Republican party of "NO"