Libertarian may decide U.S. Senate race
DURHAM (Oct. 1) -- The U.S. Senate race is a virtual dead heat between
the two so-called major party candidates, according to a recent WRAL TV
poll. The poll, which ignores the third candidate in the race, Libertarian
Tom Bailey, has Democrat Erskine Bowles at 45 percent and Republican
Richard Burr at 44 percent, with 11 percent undecided.
"These poll numbers show the majority of voters don't approve of either
Burr or Bowles," said Bailey. "Neither of them are polling above 50
percent. There's no doubt my candidacy will have an effect on the
outcome."
"I'm the only candidate offering a real alternative to policy as
usual," he said.
Bailey said he's realistic about what a U.S. Senator needs to do to
actually address the problems in the Federal government, instead of simply
hanging them over the heads of his opponents and crying foul.
"I'm the only candidate who's incorporated the U.S. Constitution into
my campaign and I've vowed openly to protect our rights from amendment or
infringement," he said.
"Many Democrats may be swayed to vote Libertarian because of the
party's unambiguous support for peace and a non-interventionist foreign
policy," said Adam Weinberg, Bailey's campaign manager. Many Republicans
are likely to vote Libertarian because of our principled stand against
"drunken sailor" spending and our pursuit of genuine free trade, he added.
More than 18 percent of NC voters don't align with either party,
Weinberg noted. "Many of them are pulled to the Libertarian message of
respect for the Constitution and free market solutions to our failing
public school system."
"The Democrats and Republicans share the same failed vision that a
mistaken policy can be fixed by the application of more money or force,"
said Bailey. "They don't seem to realize how much they are costing
the people of North Carolina while they experiment with alternatives to
the Constitutional principles that made us a great people."
Bailey is the only candidate in touch with the mainstream that stands
against the war in Iraq, opposes the Patriot Act and is dedicated to
building a smaller, more responsible government that protects the
Constitution, said Weinberg.
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