Aug 24 2008
Has Johnson Mislead on Endorsement?
A press release from the McHenry for Congress campaign has accused Democratic Congressional candidate Daniel Johnson of misleading the public regarding an endorsement from the Veterans and Military Families for Progress. In the statement from Johnson’s campaign regarding the endorsement, it is stated that on Friday August 22nd the campaign will announce the endorsement of a national non-partisan organization of veterans and military families. The problem brought to the forefront by the McHenry campaign is that the Veterans and Military Families for Progress aren’t very non-partisan. They point out that all but two of the candidates endorsed by the group in the 2006 elections were Democrats. This is true.
Veterans and Military Families for Progress claim to be a non-partisan group, but I think that is a false claim for them to make. Their endorsements clearly speak otherwise and the fact they refer to themselves as a progressive group is a keyword for left wing ideas and policies. If you read their Web site they are most definitely on the left side of the aisle. So is it misleading for the Johnson campaign to claim this endorsement as non-partisan? Technically they can say no as they are going by the claim the group itself makes, but anyone who approaches this with common sense can see through the transparent glass.
