Boswell vs. Fallon - war of words over funds

[Debi]

Two pieces for your review:

First from the Iowa Independent:

Boswell Campaign, State Rep Accuse Fallon of Hyprocrisy

http://iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1956

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The battle of words rages on in Iowa's 3rd District, with the campaign for incumbent U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell issuing a letter to Democratic primary challenger Ed Fallon railing on contributions from Democracy for America, a national progressive political action committee founded in 2004 by current Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.

"In light of your criticism of Leonard Boswell for accepting support from Political Action Committees (PACs), I was rather dismayed to see you accepting support and soliciting money for your candidacy from a PAC," wrote JoDee Winterhof, a senior adviser for the Boswell campaign.

Her words in the letter were echoed by one of Iowa's state lawmakers.

"You can't bash PACs and then enlist their support in your campaign," said Des Moines State Rep. Bruce Hunter. "It's like having your cake and eating it too. By keeping the money, Ed is being disingenuous."

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Fallon was endorsed by DFA on Thursday. The national grass-roots organization encouraged its membership to contribute $20.08 to Fallon's campaign and to "support a Democrat with the backbone to stand up for progressive values." More than $10,000 was raised within two hours of the DFA's e-mail announcement to 675,000 supporters. Within the first 24 hours, according to Fallon, contributions neared $19,000.

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Second - blog post from the Common Iowan:

Will Boswell be Writing a check for $540,000?

http://commoniowan.blogspot.com/2008/02/will-boswell-be-writing-check-for.html

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Fallon countered back saying that he has never taken money from a PAC and never will...

"I've never taken contributions from lobbyists or PACs, and I won't in this campaign either," Fallon said. "We're pleased to receive the endorsement of DFA, which urged its individual members to make contributions to my campaign through ActBlue, an online clearinghouse for donations to Democratic candidates."

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There is a huge difference between Boswell accepting checks written directly by corporate PAC's and a PAC asking its individual members to donate to a campaign. Since so much of Boswell's money is coming directly from a PAC, it draws questions to whom Boswell actually represents. Fallon's donations come from real people, not an accounting department

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Iowa DUers thoughts????

[4dsc]

1. I actually emailed the DFA

to see if they would take up Ed Fallon's cause.. I hope I was instrumental in their decision to raise funds and awareness about Ed Fallon.. The DFA realizes we don't need Boswell and his Bush supporting ways for this district..

[Vet31203]

2. The Bos is done!

Bush is leaving and his minons are hitting the hills. Kinda like Cockroaches when you turn the light on.

William J Meyers for House 2008