Crossposted from Hillbilly Report.
One thing that may be getting lost in the shuffle of having a tea-party zealot running for Senate in Kentucky is the fine slate of Democratic candidates we have running for Congress this year here. Candidates that are Washington outsiders and understand the problems that face real Kentuckians and Americans because they themselves are there facing those problems with us everyday. A good example of that is Ed Marksberry in Kentucky's Second Congressional district. Far from being a Washington elitist who is out of touch with working Kentucky and America, Ed is a Carpenter who wants to bring working values back to Washington and fight for them.
His campaign is forging ahead here in Kentucky as folks begin to realize why he is the most qualified candidate to represent working Kentucky families in Washington:
I’ve never held a political office and that’s why I feel I’m the more qualified candidate to represent the needs of working class Kentucky Families. We have too many career politicians in Washington. Our nation needs more balance in our representation.
I share the experiences of the middle class. I know first-hand the difficulties, of making ends meet in today’s economy. My opponent, Congressman Guthrie, has yet to complete his 1st 2 year term in office, and has already banked $900,000 dollars toward his re-election campaign. I feel the "Pay to Play Electioneering" in our political system is corrupting our democracy and at the very least, insulates our leaders from hearing the voices of the middle-class Kentuckians.
http://edmarksberry2010.com/...
And what makes him the most qualified candidate is that he understands the problems that have beset our country. Instead of spouting anyone's talking points or trying to cater to an extreme point of view on any issue, Marksberry takes a simple, common sense approach to problems that takes into account their causes and the effects on the average working families. To put it simply Ed just gets it that working America is the solution, not the problem:
Reducing the unemployment rates and reducing our nation’s healthcare costs will help to reduce our nation’s debt. I support closing corporate tax loop holes and enacting trade policies that reflect our values. I support free trade when there is fair trade. We must enact campaign finance reform to restrict the corrupting corporate big money drowning out the middle-class voice.
A breath of fresh air from the insane ideology that puts Corporate profits above all else and ignores the human cost of reality in this economy, Ed Marksberry understands what the problem has been and like all of us is tired of watching the true culprits be coddled and bailed out:
I would continue to push for Congress to enact the much needed reforms to our mortgage and financial markets. Restoring confidence with regulatory safeguards to investors here and abroad has to be a top priority for recovery in the job market. Lending institutions must free up investment money to bring back industries and good paying jobs.
Ed has already shown he will fight for middle-class jobs when he crossed the river to fight with the workers at the Evansville Whirlpool plant, many of which cross the river too from his district and who lost their jobs due to nothing else but Corporate greed:
This district is always pretty close and we need Marksberry's message of real hope and change that works for workers to get out. His common-sense approach to all problems does not ignore the impact on working America that the true culprits of so many problems have caused. He will fight for us, so we need to fight for him.
Go to Ed's ActBlue site and lets start showing career politicians within both parties that we are going to support real Democrats with guts and working values wherever they may emerge. Candidates like Ed Marksberry not only need, but they deserve our support:
http://www.actblue.com/...