Trauner scares Cubin, exposes her deceptions
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Sep 26, 2006 Posted by Bill Luckett
Two good pieces of news reported in the Casper Star-Tribune (via the AP), the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, and various newspapers, radio stations and TV stations across the state. First of all, Barbara Cubin is running scared in the U.S. House race. She admitted in a letter to Republicans that she's nervous. As such, she has decided to start spreading falsehoods about Gary Trauner's positions, both in the letter and quite possibly through a "push poll," a tactic in which a candidate conducts telemarketing to spread false rumors about one's opponent.
Two things about these stories are telling. First, the Cubin campaign is intentionally trying to deceive the public about Gary's positions on the issues, such as gun ownership and tax cuts. The thing is, when the Cubin camp is caught trying to deceive people, they won't rescind their deceptive comments. It's as if they can't handle the truth, because the truth will put Gary Trauner in Congress, so they try to continue living in Fantasy Land and hope to drag the people of Wyoming down with them as well. Sorry folks, not gonna happen.
The second telling reaction from the Cubin campaign is that A) they WON'T deny being responsible for the push poll, but then B) they try to defend it as a legitimate poll. If they're not behind this kind of negative campaign tactic, don't you think they would say so and distance themselves from it? Plus, although the poll is clearly designed to plant untrue stories about Gary Trauner, the Cubin people insist it's legitimate. Whether Cubin's people are behind the poll or not (and I strongly suspect they are), they are clearly embracing and defending this negative campaign practice.
So it's great to see Gary bringing attention to these deceptions, and it's also great to see the media picking up on it and bringing these facts to the public's attention. Cheyenne's News Channel 5 continued its coverage of the issue today and plans another report on Wednesday. Wyoming's voters should see through these negative tactics and register their feelings on election day.