Oct. 15, 2010, Coshocton Tribune
BY JESSICA ALAIMO
CentralOhio.com
COSHOCTON — When U.S. Rep. Zack Space, D-Dover, was asked how he plans to work with his opponents toward a common good, he threw his arms up and shook his head.
He’s a moderate, he said, and it’s the moderates that are not being heard in Washington.
“The middle is chronically underrepresented,” Space said. “I have made just about everybody mad in the past two years. It’s unfortunate, but that’s what happens to moderates in Congress.”
Space’s main opponent, state Sen. Bob Gibbs, R-Lakeville, pointed to a different cause of the hyper-partisanship in Washington — a bloated, broken process, where thousand-page bills slip through unread and legislation doesn’t go through the committee process.
“It’s too top-down,” Gibbs said.
It was a question of interest to those in the audience. The crowd of about 75 was polled before the event. Half said honesty and trustworthiness was the most important quality for a congressman.
Space and Gibbs met Thursday evening for a forum at the Coshocton County Career Center along with Constitution Party candidate Lindsey Sutton of Big Prairie. The event was sponsored by the county’s farm bureau and the Coshocton Business and Professional Women chapter.
No comments:
Post a Comment