Tuesday, April 22, 2014

NEVADA - SUE LOWDEN FOR LT GOVERNOR - DO NOT FALL FOR DISTORTIONS SPREAD BY HER OPPONENT

HUTCHISON DISTORTS THE TRUTH IN LATEST CAMPAIGN AD!

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To paraphrase Bette Davis as Margo Channing in All About Eve, Fasten your seat-bets it’s going to be a bumpy seven weeks...

We knew it was coming and it started last week. Mark Hutchison’s campaign for Lieutenat Governor is desperate. No matter what he does he can’t gain traction. Perhaps it is his three votes to implement ObamaCare in Nevada, perhaps it is his 55 votes to increase taxes or fees. Perhaps it is his actions that show he thinks he’s above the law.

My opponent is trying to make a campaign issue of a handful of small donations I made to Harry Reid's campaign three decades ago when Harry was far less liberal.


What my opponent is not telling you is that I spent over $2 million, and counting, to defeat Harry Reid in the last election just four years ago.  Just this morning my opponent accused me of paying off the $2 million I loaned to the campaign.  This is a lie and I am calling him on it.  I did not pay it off, I forgave the loan I made to the campaign which means there is no way I can ever get that money back.

I do have to give him credit though, he did donate $250 to Sharron Angle in her attempt to defeat Harry Reid in 2010.

On the other hand, my opponent voted for over $1 billion in tax hikes, and voted to 
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implement ObamaCare right here in Nevada three times, just last year!

Mark Hutchison doesn’t want you to know that my husband Paul and I have been consistent donors to Republicans over the years, donating well over $200,000 to Republican candidates and organizations. Well before I became involved in politics we mainly supported Republicans. During that time period we owned the Sahara Hotel and Casino, the Hacienda Hotel and Casino and built the Santa Fe Hotel, Casino and Hockey Center and the Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall, Laughlin, NV.

Mark Hutchison’s donations over the years have been mainly to further his political career. Until he ran for State Senate his only contributions were to judicial candidates that he appeared before. Of those donations $8,050.46 were to Democrats. There was one donation for $250 that might have gone to a Republican but we’re not sure what her political affiliation was. Particularly egregious were two donations; $2,598.28 to Elisa Cadish whose 2nd Amendment stance was so extreme she had to withdraw her nomination as a Federal Judge and Nancy Allf who ran for the Nevada Supreme Court as a Democrat in violation of Judicial Cannons.

Hutchinson has been beating me up for alleged 2010 debt concerning the US Senate campaign.  This is not completely fair given that my hands are tied.  I have agreements with all vendors from 2010 except two.  Both filed suit and I prevailed all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court on one of them.  The other lawsuit is pending in Nevada.  All other issues have been resolved. It's crazy that I have to seek permission and wait for the FEC's approval to close out the 2010 campaign.  However, that is the reality of filing for a federal office.

Ambulance Chaser 2Now, a dirty little secret. We all know Hutchison is an attorney. His firm “specializes” in a myriad of legal areas, including personal injury. The vast majority of personal injury cases are settled out of court, probably upwards of 90% personal injury cases never make it to court. Our crack opposition research team has found 290 cases that his firm has taken to court, that means they have probably represented 3,000+/- clients in personal injury cases. One of the main functions an attorney provides when you hire them in a personal injury case is to “negotiate” your medical bills. Most medical providers are asked to reduce their medical bills by a minimum of 30%. Hutchinson is beating me up for negotiating with campaign vendors( some of the post election invoices were questionable and not supportable),  but he and his law firm does the exact same thing on a daily basis.

I know this is long but I wanted to let you know what we’re facing, an onslaught of 
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negative ads based on questionable issues. All this could be discussed in a series of debates but my opponent is only agreeing to one further debate. He likes to say we’ve had four debates but that, once again, is a figment of his imagination. We have had one debate on Face to Face with Jon Ralston and that is the only debate we’ve had. The other three appearances were campaign forums where we were not allowed to address our opponent or even mention them, that is not a debate.

Paid for and authorized by Sue Lowden for Lieutenant Governor
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