Chicken Bartering Lowden Won't Answer Questions re: Civil Rights Act

[tishaLA]

The Sue Lowden campaign continued to lay eggs last night, with the candidate refusing to answer when Nevada journalist Jon Ralston pressed her to say whether she agrees with Rand Paul's criticism of the Civil Rights Act.

When he asked her if the act should apply to private businesses, she dismissed it as a "gotcha question," according to Ralston's blast email.

"Nobody's asking that question, Jon," Lowden said. Asked again whether she'd answer it, Lowden replied flatly: "No." I'll have video shortly.

Her campaign subsequently released a statement saying she fully supports the Civil Rights Act. Sorry: There's no unscrambling this egg.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/

[rurallib]

1. hard to believe this idiot could get even one vote.

[KingFlorez]

2. I really hope she wins the Republican primary

I don't think it's going to happen now, but let's hope she pulls it off.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. Is this a subterranean issue of far Righties and the Tea Party?

Is it possible that we aren't even aware that they are so far off the charts that they think about repealing the Civil Rights Act?

This might be a new good litmus issue for Republican primaries/debates. We can add it to the "who doesn't believe in evolution" question? I'll never forget about falling off my chair over that one when SEVERAL hands were raised.

Who thinks "private" businesses should be allowed to discriminate on the basis of race?

[socialist_n_TN]

4. What the HELL is a "gotcha" question anyway

Yeah, yeah, I know it's Sarah Palin's phrase, but if somebody is running for the US SENATE I want to know what they believe in. They're going to be making laws that affect ME for God's sake. Their beliefs impact how they'll vote on laws.

[muffin1]

6. Any question to which they don't know the answer

is a 'gotcha question'.

[socialist_n_TN]

7. Or they know the answer and don't want to tell it

and risk losing votes.

[Angry Dragon]

5. That is one of my biggest beefs with elections today

The candidate or the elected official refuses to answer questions but have their campaign or spokesperson come out with something. You are asking for my vote and I deserve an answer from you and not someone else.

Sick and tired of people hiding behind others so they can deny everything.