His TV ad claims he will influence people, which is a statement that must be earned and spoken by others, not something one can brashly prescribe or solicit onto themselves. Besides, good congressional leaders listen to their constituents and act accordingly, not the other way around.
Magnum also speaks of power as his driving force in the ad, another one of those unwieldy tools that become unpredictable in the wrong hands. "Power" and "influence" are hardly the right virtues for a wannabe politician to run on in our current culture of corruption. Just add greed to the mix and Magnum has all the ingredients necessary for the recipe that has sent other politicians to jail.
Magnum rips Baldwin for voting herself a pay raise but fails to mention that Baldwin unselfishly voted for a substantial pay raise for minimum wage workers too. Magnums Republican party also voted themselves the raise but unlike Baldwin refused to give others a raise. Bad for the economy they claim.
JG excerpt:We already have a cheerleader and not much else in Paul Ryan, we don’t need another. Does anyone get a whiff of self-righteous arrogance here? I do. Again, I think people in Wisconsin don’t want cheerleaders or great ambassadors in Congress, we want honest representation fighting for the common good. His distant rhetoric puts him out of touch with those in the district.
He said his job in Congress would be as “great ambassador” for Wisconsin, a cheerleader for south-central Wisconsin…….
On the issues, Magnum much like Mark Green provides very little of his own except to rip and blame the opponent. He attacked Baldwin’s 424th standing out of 438 House members in a power ranking study by Knowlegis.com. The research firm acknowledged that the report does not take into account “casework” or “earmarks” or measure a legislators effectiveness in assisting district constituents and other qualities that cannot be seen. Obviously, this is not the kind of information a strong and credible candidate would use as a campaign centerpiece. But not Magnum, that’s about all he has to offer.
” ………the only opinions that matter are those of the people of south-central Wisconsin. That is most critical” – Tammy Baldwin
Perhaps Baldwin should not be too quick to dismiss the ranking since it does place her at the opposite end that power-hungry Republicans like Magnum apparently strive for. The rankings are largely influenced by the majority party in Congress as the top 8 out of 10 are Republicans, while Democrats make up 94 out of the last 100 House members ranked. If anything, this information shows how party influence dictates position in Congress and not a persons ability to effectively represent constituents.
Magnum assigns power and influence to himself and is too close for comfort to the very things we are trying to get away from. His power ranking ad is so oddly misplaced and contrived, at times I think Tammy Baldwin paid for and approved the message.
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