Granite State Progress Issues Request for Palin Town Hall in the First-in-the-Nation Primary State

Granite State Progress Issues Request for Palin Town Hall in the First-in-the-Nation Primary StateSeptember 26, 2008 - 3:59pm
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Release Date: Sep 26 2008
Zandra Rice Hawkins


September 26, 2008 Phone: 603-892-2150


Granite State Progress Issues Request for Palin Town Hall in the First-in-the-Nation Primary State

New Hampshire’s long history of testing political candidates warrants an in-depth Q & A session with the cloistered Republican Vice Presidential Candidate

Concord – Today, Granite State Progress issued a request to the McCain campaign for vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin to host a town hall in the First-in-the-Nation Primary state.

“There are only 39 days until the Election, yet the McCain campaign continues to hide Sarah Palin from reporters and the public,” said Zandra Rice Hawkins, Executive Director for Granite State Progress. “If she’s supposed to be ready to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency, she should be ready to talk face-to-face with New Hampshire voters. New Hampshire has a long history of vetting political candidates, and Palin is the only one in the race who hasn’t been through this quintessential civic process.”

Granite State Progress is calling for Palin to travel to the state to host her own town hall meeting – without the assistance of John McCain or other campaign surrogates. Senators Obama, McCain and Biden have all participated in the New Hampshire primary, fielding direct questions from voters about key issues facing the nation. Democratic VP nominee Joe Biden hosted a general election town hall in the state just a few weeks ago. Outside of the event, Granite State Progress held a sign that read, “Who’s hiding Sarah Palin?”

In the past, John McCain has cited the importance of town hall meetings to “address issues without ‘sound bites.’”

more:http://www.politickernh.com/brianlawson/3826/granite-state-progress-issues-request-palin-town-hall-first-nation-primary-state

It's now: "address issues without sound"

:D

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