by Dr. Marc L. Sabin, ScD, Corvallis
This is my observation of the candidates based on the message each penned for the edition of 19 November. The difference between the two candidates is striking and convincing.
Bedey presents a detailed background of himself and his accomplishments. Love presents her classic “nothing of value” repetition of far-right falsehoods and ad hominem attacks on Bedey. Love is an advocate for the policies and position of the far right that have now been found wanting by both a Montana District Court and the Montana Supreme Court.
Bedey has decades of experience in service both as a Military Officer in the US Army and as a representative for his constituents both on the Hamilton school board and for 3 terms as a member of the MT House of Representative, where he has succeeded in getting 50 pieces of legislation into law. He has been active in developing key policies for property tax reform and education. Love has been in the legislature for only one session, and has accomplished little, but she now thinks she is qualified to be a State Senator. She would do far more for Ravalli County if she went back to her firearms training business.
Bedey ensures he knows his constituents because he goes to virtually every home in his district to engage in civil discussion about their needs and wants and the policies he advocates. Bedey’s constituents display his campaign signs because they know he will represent them. Love has provided free raffle tickets for a firearm to get people to display her signs. Bedey does many presentations to groups of constituents in meet-and-greets. Where we have seen Love in public she says little more than is in her statements in the 19 Nov paper. Love has been a legislator for almost two years. We live in her district and have never had a single contact from her (written, phone or email) that was any more than the result of a photo op or campaign advertising.
Bedey stands on principle and does not bend to political whim from autocrats such as Love and her mentor Manzella and their hand-picked State GOP Chairman who has been convicted of election finance violations. Love does not even understand the Lincoln quote near the end of her comments. When Lincoln said to stand firm with your feet in the right place, he had the intellect to determine what the right place was. Lincoln also wanted diverse opinions in his administration, as does Trump. What Lincoln did and Trump does demand of their administration is superior performance. That intellect and performance is missing from the actions and policies of the clique to which Love owes her allegiance. She would fit in very well with the autocratic structure and hypocritical behavior of the radical leftists who demand obedience to top-down orders, many of which they themselves ignore as they pursue their self-serving goals of increased power and wealth.
It is very clear that there is only one qualified, experienced, service-oriented candidate for the Republicans to be elected as the Senator for the people of Senate District 43. That candidate is David Bedey. Vote Bedey; he is the right choice to serve the people of SD43.
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