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Posted: July 7, 2010
Gerry Purcell Sets The Record StraightIt's About The Mission And The Message, Not The MoneyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gerry Purcell, the conservative, free-market candidate for Georgia Insurance Commissioner, took issue today with his opponents’ and the mainstream media’s assertion that the Insurance Commissioner’s race has been narrowed to a field of two candidates based on their high amounts of fundraising from lobbyists, PACs, and other special interest groups. The focus on special interest money while excluding voter sentiment is a disturbing trend, according to Purcell. “I am not the candidate of the lobbyists or the favored candidate of the current commissioner, and I don’t think that is what the voters are looking for either. We need a fresh start in Georgia.” “To date, we have won 33 out of 34 straw polls and have captured the grassroots momentum of the conservative Republican and independent base,” said Purcell. The insider candidates have not even been close in these polls. “Numerous groups have lined up behind us including the 912 Action Network. For my opponents and the media to insinuate that grassroots voices don’t matter, for them to imply that politics as usual will win this race based on money alone denies Georgians the ability to have their voices heard.” “I’m proud to have earned the support of Georgians of all stripes and political persuasions who understand that those who led us into this mess are not the ones who will lead us out of it,” Purcell added. “It’s time we had an Insurance Commissioner who takes ethics seriously. That’s why I have pledged to adhere to a no wiggle room, zero-tolerance ethics policy: I will accept no gifts, no meals, no entertainment, no hunting trips, no trips to bowl games, etc., unless I pay my own way. That is the policy of many corporations including Walmart, and that will be my policy. Purcell is not for sale!” “Let’s get about the business of making Georgia the free-market insurance model for the nation,” Purcell said. Paid for by the Committee To Elect Gerry Purcell | Developed By: EYEthirst Media Group
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