I was encouraged by the attitude of the candidates and their supporters at
the straw poll.  It was pretty positive and I had a number of pleasant
exchanges with supporters of other candidates. A number of the candidates
talked about conducting a campaign free of the nastiness of past years - a
great cause for hope.

Maybe we'll be able to leave our TV's on during commercials without turning
purple with rage at the ugliness of political smear ads.  Maybe fewer
people will die of stroke and heart attacks from the sudden rise in blood
pressure during those despicable "facts" thrust on them during their
favorite family programming!

I don't know about the rest of you but I'm tired of seeing a candidate pray
out of one side of his mouth and order his lackeys to air the most
embarrassing still of his opponent eating a chicken wing out of the other.

Peggy Murdock
Ames

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