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Commercial During Debate Exposes Left Out Candidates
Steven Durel
Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: News
"They have their boots firmly entrenched on our windpipes," Krayeske said.
Neither Rell nor DeStefano seemed to walk away from the first debate as a clear winner.
According to polls done by UConn's Center for Survey Research and Analysis for the Hartford Courant, before the debate 56 percent of voters said that they would vote for Rell and 28 percent for DeStefano.
Afterwards, however, Rell's support fell to 50 percent while DeStefano's showing stayed the same. At the same time, the portion of those polled who chose "no choice" rose from 15 percent to 21 percent.
Both major party nominees blame each other for the exclusion of minor party candidates. While the DeStefano campaign demanded that third parties be absent from two of the debates, suggesting that they would only be a distraction, Gov. Rell had simultaneously refused to meet more than twice for what Rell spokesman Richard Harris called "an extended series of debates."
Still, Thornton himself blames both parties equally for his banishment.
"They're both complicit in this," Thornton said, adding, "Why are they so afraid of us?"
Ultimately, the third-party candidate hypothesizes that it is probably because of his overall progressive message that he is being shut out. He suggests that Canadian-style healthcare, free college tuition and an end to the War on Drugs are concepts that have all been deemed far too radical by local ruling elites.
Despite the risk that the Connecticut Green Party is taking by devoting all of its funds and effort into making an impact in this one election, Thornton nevertheless remains confident that they are doing the right thing.
"The most important thing is getting the ideas out to the people," Thornton said.
Neither Rell nor DeStefano seemed to walk away from the first debate as a clear winner.
According to polls done by UConn's Center for Survey Research and Analysis for the Hartford Courant, before the debate 56 percent of voters said that they would vote for Rell and 28 percent for DeStefano.
Afterwards, however, Rell's support fell to 50 percent while DeStefano's showing stayed the same. At the same time, the portion of those polled who chose "no choice" rose from 15 percent to 21 percent.
Both major party nominees blame each other for the exclusion of minor party candidates. While the DeStefano campaign demanded that third parties be absent from two of the debates, suggesting that they would only be a distraction, Gov. Rell had simultaneously refused to meet more than twice for what Rell spokesman Richard Harris called "an extended series of debates."
Still, Thornton himself blames both parties equally for his banishment.
"They're both complicit in this," Thornton said, adding, "Why are they so afraid of us?"
Ultimately, the third-party candidate hypothesizes that it is probably because of his overall progressive message that he is being shut out. He suggests that Canadian-style healthcare, free college tuition and an end to the War on Drugs are concepts that have all been deemed far too radical by local ruling elites.
Despite the risk that the Connecticut Green Party is taking by devoting all of its funds and effort into making an impact in this one election, Thornton nevertheless remains confident that they are doing the right thing.
"The most important thing is getting the ideas out to the people," Thornton said.
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madelaine singleton
posted 10/19/06 @ 10:23 PM EST
Those who have the money either by generous campaign donations, or priviledge backgrounds are able to assault our television screens ad nauseum with their message. (Continued…)
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