Fallon on a Roll and the media finally notices

After the Des Moines Register failed to put Fallon's picture in an article about all the candidates and then tried to make up for it by letting Yepsen do hack job on him, City View comes out with a nice article that analyzes Fallon's success in the conventions in Polk, Story, and Johnson counties last week.

When we asked a top statehouse source what they thought of Fallon's chances, this person said the end of him will likely be his inability to raise money, but "stranger things have happened." "You got one candidate who is pro-life who has a lieutenant governor candidate who has given money to Republicans for years, while voting as one," this person said. "While on the other side, you got a pro-death penalty candidate with no record who has a running mate who is as wishy-washy as the other guy on abortion and has ties to people who are ruining the state's environment. Then you have Ed. If this thing were decided by issues and not TV commercials, Ed would win hands down." And because of such sentiment, Fallon told us that he is truly the only candidate who can beat Nussle. "The cynics don't believe because they think it's about money. But Republican light never wins," he said referring to Blouin. "Nor does having no track record (referring to Culver). You have to be right on the issues and be organized." Tom Harkin blasts corporate welfare and fights hard for the poor. Paul Wellstone was out spent six-to-one, Fallon points out. "These are people for the people. I mean, if politics is only about who can raise the most money and attract the biggest names, we might as well write-off American democracy." Fallon, who said that 20 percent of his identified supporters are Republican and Independent, told us that he will be up on TV and radio in the near future, and while he won't have as much as the other guys, he won't need as much as them either. "I actually have a message and a goal that doesn't end at simply being governor. They (Culver and Blouin) can have the old-school Washington types and the corporate money; I just want the people who think the government we have isn't working. I'm convinced they are in the majority and deserve a true Democratic voice as their leader."

People say that the Democratic Party doesn't stand for anything (see the Yepsen article). Ed Fallon does stand for something. Fallon stands on making the playing field fair and bringing a voice back to the average Iowan. He stands on principle on his clean elections law. He continues standing on that theme being against corporate welfare. He wants to grow Iowa by supporting small businesses, Main Streets, our schools, and through sustainable agriculture. He wants health care for every Iowan and wants to take the burden of providing health care off the backs of Iowa businesses. Just check the issues, Ed Fallon stands for the issues that matter most to Iowans.

Thanks to City View for pointing this out.