9th. GOP Release: Congressional Debate Showed Peters Dazed, Confused on the Issues, Rocky Provided Solid Solutions to Real Problems

9th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PARTY

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE FINDS PETERS OUT OF TOUCH WITH OAKLAND COUNTY FAMILIES
Peters Seemed Dazed, Confused during Forum, Clung to Pelosi’s Talking Points at Every Turn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Glenn Clark
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 mi9thgop@gmail.com

TROY, MICHIGAN --- Last night U.S. Representative Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) squared off with Republican challenger Rocky Raczkowski at the 1st and possibly only congressional candidate’s forum for the 9th district seat hosted by the Oakland Press. During the debate in Pontiac, Michigan, Congressman Peters was evasive with answering questions put to him by the Oakland Press staff and by his Republican challenger, and he seemed dazed and confused as to the content of some of the questions. Peters largely stuck to Democratic National Congressional Committee talking points praising big government and defending his votes which exploded the nation’s debt.

Glenn Clark, Chairman of the 9th Congressional District Republican Party, who attended the forum stated the following related to the debate, “It is clear that Rocky Raczkowski won the debate hands down. The forum rules allowed candidates to engage each other. Rocky regularly tried to dive deeper in to various issues to discuss a solution to the economic downturn Oakland County families are experiencing. He clearly rejected a Washington-knows-best perspective that Gary Peters continues to back. In fact, the audience seemed to largely agree with Raczkowski’s market-based concept of moving the nation forward toward recovery.”

Clark went further by saying, “Peters, whenever challenged on any issue, seemed unable to defend his votes in the House. Whether it was his vote for the government expanding and option killing Obamacare healthcare takeover, tax raising Cap and Trade bill, or being a yes vote for the $800 billion failed stimulus, Peters never moved away from his liberal record of massively expanding the power and scope of Washington, D.C. Peters has been more focused on raising taxes on middle class Oakland County families than reducing the staggering unemployment rate in our area. Oakland County voters should fire Gary Peters in November and hire Rocky Raczkowski.”

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