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Money Does Not Vote
Statement of Jarvis Johnson
DATE: February 22, 2010
HOUSTON— When we launched our campaign for Congress forty-five days ago we knew full well that the incumbent, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, had close to a half of million dollars in the bank. We recognize that our opponent’s campaign is being financed by those that want to “play it safe” and support the incumbent. Our campaign is being supported by the people in the 18th Congressional District who yearn for a new direction. Remember, people vote, not money.
Last November’s city elections once again proved that the candidate with the most money doesn’t always win. Our opponent keeps dodging us and refuses to participate in many debates throughout the district where voters can ask all the candidates questions about job creation and eliminating the drop-out rate. She even backed out of tonight’s debate at Rice University. Our opponent refuses to participate because her record on these issues is one of ineffectiveness.
Our campaign has been enthusiastically embraced by the voters. This past week our phone calling picked up a tremendous amount of positive responses by voters saying they are supporting my candidacy and had already voted early. We will continue our grassroots effort that we strongly believe will lead us to victory on March 2.
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