ELECTION '08: Our endorsements, State and Congress
Rochester City Newspaper
City editorial staff
October 22nd, 2008
Congress, 25th District
Dan Maffei
This is a three-way race with an attractive Green Populist candidate, Howie Hawkins, whose stand on issues like universal, single-payer health care are consistent with our own. But either Democrat Dan Maffei or Republican Dale Sweetland will succeed Republican Jim Walsh, who is retiring. On some issues, Sweetland has thoughtful ideas. He emphasizes the need for economic support in Afghanistan, for instance. But given Maffei's stands on the crucial issues - among them, the importance of diplomacy - we think he would help move this country in the right direction, rather than holding it back. And he has a good vision for how the nation might address its economic and energy challenges.
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