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Ed Fallon says Leonard Boswell’s time is up in Third District seat
By AMY LORENTZEN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
POSTED: February 2, 2008
JOHNSTON — Ed Fallon argued Friday that U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell’s time is up in the 3rd District as Iowans seek a more progressive candidate who won’t vote along with the status quo.
‘‘Washington, D.C., is in desperate need of change,’’ said Fallon, who is challenging the six-term Democrat. ‘‘People elected the Democratic Congress two years ago in the expectation of more boldness, of more vision, of more change, and it’s not happening.’’
Fallon blamed the inaction on about 30 Democrats, including Boswell, who ‘‘are voting too often with George Bush and too often against the priorities that most people want.’’
Fallon said voters made it clear during the Iowa caucuses that they want change. He added that the excitement that led to a more than doubling of Democratic caucus-goers was spurred by populist candidates like Barack Obama and John Edwards, and that such momentum could help a progressive like himself.
‘‘The status quo is not doing very well right now,’’ said Fallon, who supported Edwards until he dropped out of the race and now backs Obama.
JoDee Winterhof, a spokeswoman for Boswell’s campaign, said Iowans want leaders who can get things accomplished in Washington, and that the congressman ‘‘has a record of getting things done.’’ While voters may also be seeking change, Winterhof said it’s likely not the kind offered by Fallon, who supported Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election. Nader was blamed for stealing votes from Al Gore and delivering the White House to George Bush.
‘‘If that’s what Ed Fallon is offering, I don’t think that’s what folks are going to go for,’’ she said.
Fallon apologized for his support of Nader and said that ‘‘it was probably my worst political decision.’’ He spoke on Friday during Iowa Public Television’s ‘‘Iowa Press’’ program airing this weekend.
While Fallon, a former legislator and candidate for governor, has said he’s not making an issue of 74-year-old Boswell’s age, he did include his opponent’s age in a recent press release and mentioned it during Friday’s taping of the program.
Fallon, who is 49, told reporters after the taping that in the press release he was simply providing the same information media use in their stories.
‘‘Washington, D.C., is in desperate need of change,’’ said Fallon, who is challenging the six-term Democrat. ‘‘People elected the Democratic Congress two years ago in the expectation of more boldness, of more vision, of more change, and it’s not happening.’’
Fallon blamed the inaction on about 30 Democrats, including Boswell, who ‘‘are voting too often with George Bush and too often against the priorities that most people want.’’
Fallon said voters made it clear during the Iowa caucuses that they want change. He added that the excitement that led to a more than doubling of Democratic caucus-goers was spurred by populist candidates like Barack Obama and John Edwards, and that such momentum could help a progressive like himself.
‘‘The status quo is not doing very well right now,’’ said Fallon, who supported Edwards until he dropped out of the race and now backs Obama.
JoDee Winterhof, a spokeswoman for Boswell’s campaign, said Iowans want leaders who can get things accomplished in Washington, and that the congressman ‘‘has a record of getting things done.’’ While voters may also be seeking change, Winterhof said it’s likely not the kind offered by Fallon, who supported Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election. Nader was blamed for stealing votes from Al Gore and delivering the White House to George Bush.
‘‘If that’s what Ed Fallon is offering, I don’t think that’s what folks are going to go for,’’ she said.
Fallon apologized for his support of Nader and said that ‘‘it was probably my worst political decision.’’ He spoke on Friday during Iowa Public Television’s ‘‘Iowa Press’’ program airing this weekend.
While Fallon, a former legislator and candidate for governor, has said he’s not making an issue of 74-year-old Boswell’s age, he did include his opponent’s age in a recent press release and mentioned it during Friday’s taping of the program.
Fallon, who is 49, told reporters after the taping that in the press release he was simply providing the same information media use in their stories.
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