After Only Senate Debate, Connie Mack Wants More

A day after the only debate in Floridas U.S. Senate contest, and with less than three weeks until Election Day to set anything up, Jeff Cohen, campaign manager for Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, sent a letter today to the campaign of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, seeking more face-to-face contests..

There was no immediate response from the Nelson campaign.

October 18, 2012

Mr. Pete Mitchell
Campaign Manager
Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate
1516 East Colonial Drive
Suite 101
Orlando, FL 32803

Dear Pete:

Last night Floridians saw for themselves the stark differences between Congressman Mack and Senator Nelson.

They saw dramatic contrasts between Congressman Macks mainstream conservative principles and his unwavering belief in freedom versus Senator Nelsons tired old liberal ways of raising taxes, spending like a drunken sailor, and his double-talk about virtually every topic discussed during the debate.

The people saw a glimpse into a future in which a new generation of leaders in Washington stand with the people and for the people, not against the people as Senator Nelson has done time and time again, voting with President Obama 98 percent of the time.

But most important of all, they saw beyond any shadow of a doubt why you and Senator Nelsons other handlers have stubbornly kept him hidden away from the campaign trail and begrudgingly agreed to let him participate in just one short public debate.

Perhaps Senator Nelson merely had a bad performance last night. Perhaps the modern fast-paced debate format was simply too much. Perhaps theres more to it than meets the eye. But one thing is clear almost no one could have expected to see so very little from a man who has been elected to public office for so very long.

Nevertheless, the issues facing our state and our nation are great. In less than three weeks the people will cast their ballots.They deserve to see at least one more debate between Congressman Mack and Senator Nelson, and they deserve it soon.

Pete, its time to stop monkeying around with this campaign. Its time to let these candidates fully debate the issues.

I look forward to your immediate response, and Congressman Mack looks forward to the next debate(s) with Senator Nelson in the days and weeks ahead.

Sincerely,

Jeff Cohen
Campaign Manager.