My hero this week is none other than John Jaremchuk, candidate for Delaware's House of Representatives in the 13th District. Jaremchuk has been running a top-notch campaign, focusing on the issue of illegal immigration, which permeates into many other issues of the day (education, healthcare, security, etc.). What makes him my hero for this week is his ability to stay on message. Staying on message is difficult to do, especially as Election Day draws near. Jaremchuk and his great team have done just that, and hopefully they are rewarded with victory on Tuesday.

My hack this week is Beau Biden and his campaign. He's been campaigning so dirty and untruthfully, even the News-Journal has taken notice:

Attorney general candidate Beau Biden's latest attack ad against Ferris Wharton does not come close to passing the truthiness test.

Mr. Biden's campaign -- presumably with the candidate's approval -- has taken a News Journal investigative article from last Saturday and spun it into a campaign advertisement that blames Mr. Wharton for not addressing hundreds of unaccounted sex offenders in the state. It's a bogus charge.

The Delaware State Police, whose colonel comes under the governor's office, and the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, whose chief is in the governor's cabinet, have both acknowledged their responsibility. The attorney general, who is elected independently from the governor, has no jurisdiction over operation of the state's sex offender registry.

I'll be doing a lot of campaigning this weekend, though I may have posts intermittently throughout.

Posted by Ryan S. on Friday, November 03, 2006 at 5:19 PM | Permalink |