Vote on pols’ positions, not actions of president
Once again, in an effort to inflame voters, the chairman of the Delaware County Democratic Party, Colleen Guiney, lashes out against local Republicans because of behavior in the White House that she deems unpresidential.
Our exhaustive search could not find any similar statements from Ms. Guiney directed at Bill Clinton for allegations made by Jennifer Flowers, Kathleen Willey, Paula Jones, Juanita Broderick or Monica Lewinsky. Nor could we find any pronouncement from Ms. Guiney regarding the personal behavior of Ted Kennedy or Keith Ellison. Evidently, Ms. Guiney only has selective outrage with respect to the personal conduct of public officials. That outrage is triggered by allegations against Republicans only.
Ms. Guiney also seems to be shocked that a member of the Pennsylvania Electoral College casts their vote for the individual who received the highest number of votes from the people of Pennsylvania. Instead of running on issues designed to improve the lives of Delaware County voters, Guiney chooses to re-litigate the 2016 election and chastise anyone who doesn’t share her beliefs. Sure, President Trump needs to work on his manners, his tone and maybe his temperament, but Barrack Obama’s good manners sure didn’t move our country close to the most recent 4.2 percent economic growth in a single fiscal quarter. President Obama, who governed only for the far Left, did not oversee the lowest unemployment rate, across all demographics, since 1969 and he certainly didn’t enact sweeping tax cuts to help contribute to our now booming economy.
Democratic leaders in Delaware County are far more interested in smearing their opponents than engaging voters. Guiney’s personal attacks on Republicans demonstrate just how out of touch she is with Delaware County voters and our shared principles. Ms. Guiney has now, for the third time, failed to acknowledge or explain why her candidates and party are supporting Kristin Seale for state representative, a founding member of the Delaware County Chapter of the Democratic Socialist of America who tweeted “only direct action and revolution can bring the capitalist system to its knees.”
Although the well-qualified, diverse slate of Republican candidates running for state representative, state senator and Congress promote public policy positions that are within the mainstream of political thought in Delaware County, Ms. Guiney commands voters to not look at the records of candidates but instead to cast a vote for Democrats blindly because of a dislike of a politician in Washington. In following Ms. Guiney’s command, Delaware County voters would be adopting a mob mentality of thoughtless voting, which is not much different than shouting at public officials in elevators, berating officials dining with their spouses in public places, and excessively banging on the doors of the United States Supreme Court.
As Republicans, we ask you not to pull the Republican lever out of a hatred for Democrats but instead ask you to look at our candidates’ policy positions that promote low taxes, economic growth, personal responsibility and opportunity for all. The previous Democratic administration let down the American people in a masterful way. Republicans, Democrats and Independents in Delaware County are guaranteed a return to economic mediocrity by subscribing to the empty rhetoric of Colleen Guiney and the Delaware County Democrats.
Andy Reilly, Chairman, Delaware County Republican Party
“Democratic leaders in Delaware County are far more interested in smearing their opponents than engaging voters.”
— Andrew Reilly