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Rosetti to focus on ending the war in Iraq
By Melanie Hicken
Posted: 9/7/06, 12:13 AM EST Section: News
Whyland also said that Rosetti doesn't even live in the 25th District.
"She lives way down state, below the Catskills, around three hours from the district," Whyland said.
According to Rosetti, she is currently in Syracuse often, and if she wins, she will move to the district immediately.
Rosetti said she offers an alternative to "career politicians" such as Walsh and Maffei. She said that if she wins, she will pledge to take no money or gifts from lobbyists, something she claims Maffei and Walsh refuse to respond to.
"I feel Dan Maffei does a lot of talking about how he is a Democrat so people should vote for him, but to me he is no different than Jim Walsh," she said.
Eschenbrenner completely disagrees, saying that Walsh and Maffei are opposites on almost all major issues.
When it comes to specific issues, Rosetti said she is very against the war in Iraq and that she foresees a draft if the conflict continues as is.
"I have set forth a plan to help us leave Iraq but stay protected," she said.
Smith said that Rosetti is a valuable addition to the election.
"She may be a kind of quiet candidate who is not getting too much press," Smith said. "But I support her candidacy because I believe it is a good thing for the debate. It is good for politics to have a third party."
Rosetti is on a mission to get Walsh to be more accountable, Smith said. She is very upset that Walsh does not hold regular town meetings and wants this practice to change.
Though she has never held public office, Rosetti is no stranger to political campaigns. She ran for president in 2000 as one of the nine Reform Party candidates. In 2004, she vied for the Green party nomination for president, but lost it to Ralph Nader. In 2004 she ran for Congress, but did not make the ballot.
Despite her lack of election success, Rosetti said she is not discouraged.
"I run for experience and I run to get the issues out there," she said.
She also said that the more elections she runs in, the more support she receives. She said if she does not win this election, which she admits is a strong possibility, she plans on maybe running for Hillary Clinton's senate seat.
"I am encouraged by the fact that I am getting a lot more support," Rosetti said. "People are listening."
"She lives way down state, below the Catskills, around three hours from the district," Whyland said.
According to Rosetti, she is currently in Syracuse often, and if she wins, she will move to the district immediately.
Rosetti said she offers an alternative to "career politicians" such as Walsh and Maffei. She said that if she wins, she will pledge to take no money or gifts from lobbyists, something she claims Maffei and Walsh refuse to respond to.
"I feel Dan Maffei does a lot of talking about how he is a Democrat so people should vote for him, but to me he is no different than Jim Walsh," she said.
Eschenbrenner completely disagrees, saying that Walsh and Maffei are opposites on almost all major issues.
When it comes to specific issues, Rosetti said she is very against the war in Iraq and that she foresees a draft if the conflict continues as is.
"I have set forth a plan to help us leave Iraq but stay protected," she said.
Smith said that Rosetti is a valuable addition to the election.
"She may be a kind of quiet candidate who is not getting too much press," Smith said. "But I support her candidacy because I believe it is a good thing for the debate. It is good for politics to have a third party."
Rosetti is on a mission to get Walsh to be more accountable, Smith said. She is very upset that Walsh does not hold regular town meetings and wants this practice to change.
Though she has never held public office, Rosetti is no stranger to political campaigns. She ran for president in 2000 as one of the nine Reform Party candidates. In 2004, she vied for the Green party nomination for president, but lost it to Ralph Nader. In 2004 she ran for Congress, but did not make the ballot.
Despite her lack of election success, Rosetti said she is not discouraged.
"I run for experience and I run to get the issues out there," she said.
She also said that the more elections she runs in, the more support she receives. She said if she does not win this election, which she admits is a strong possibility, she plans on maybe running for Hillary Clinton's senate seat.
"I am encouraged by the fact that I am getting a lot more support," Rosetti said. "People are listening."
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