New Hampshire: The Real Facts

To the [Keene Sentinel] Editor:

It's very interesting that campaign fundraising has become such a big
deal. It's even more interesting that the media link the amount of
campaign money to the candidate's likelihood of success in the
election. Does raising, or personally having, a lot of money ensure
that a candidate will make a good elected official? On the contrary,
might it rather be that an intense relationship with lots of campaign
money evolves into an attitude of spending more and more of our money
on more and more expensive and unnecessary government programs?

Instead of being impressed by how much candidates are raising and
spending, voters should look for candidates who exercise fiscal
restraint in their campaigns, as a good indicator of their "respect"
for our money after the election. Look beyond the soundbites and ads
to see what ideas or principles make up the candidate's platform. We
need elected officials, at all levels, who trust you to determine how
your money should be spent, instead of spending it for you in the form
of an ever growing variety of taxes, fees and unfunded mandates.

In this upcoming primary election on September 9 and the general
election on November 4, please look at the principles of the
candidates as your guide for how to vote, not on how many colors are
used to print pretty pictures in their glossy handouts.

Dawn Lincoln,
Candidate - NH House of Representatives
Westmoreland