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Beth Lindstrom best GOP Senate candidate in Sept 4th Primary
Opponents are debate dodgers.
In the 2018 Republican race for US Senate in Massachusetts, recent events have made the choice clear.
Geoff Diehl is a four term State Rep. who ran for State Senate once and lost badly. John Kingston is a “Republican” of dubious credentials who actively opposed his own party’s nominee for president. He is more opportunist than reliable Republican.
Both have shown their true colors lately by withdrawing from scheduled debates and refusing any further debates with their opponent, Beth Lindstrom. If these two men are unwilling to expose their positions to the voters and have them tested in a debate format, then they have put on public display their lack of qualification for the very office they seek. For goodness sake, if they won't debate Beth Lindstrom, what on earth do they intend to do if they face Elizabeth Warren?
In contrast, Beth Lindstrom seems to be everywhere: meeting voters, attending forums, challenging her opponents to debates, and engaging in the political process to the fullest. This is why the Boston Globe, the New England Benevolence Association, and other media outlets and organizations have endorsed her in the upcoming Republican primary election for the US Senate.
Our political process is intended to hold our candidates and elected officials accountable. We are all better served when our candidates and incumbents face tough questions and are forced to publicly defend their positions for the benefit of the voters. Any candidate who is unwilling to endure the rigors of a thorough public debate process should step aside and withdraw from the race. If they are unwilling to defend their positions to voters, then they are clearly not fit to represent them.
Beth Lindstrom has shown herself to be the one candidate with the fortitude to withstand the challenges and rigor of a full election process. For Republicans and Independents, she is the one candidate who has worked to earn your vote in the upcoming primary on September 4th. Please join me in supporting Beth in this primary election.
By Brook W. Chipman, 21 Bond Street
