Congressional Candidate Robin Smith Up to Her Old Tricks
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester wants congressional candidate Robin Smith to remember that the $1.3 trillion national debt we are now facing is a direct result of the failed policies of the past Republican administration.
“Mrs. Smith once again shows her partisan stripes by trying to place blame where it is not warranted,” Forrester said. “Our economy was in a free fall not long ago, losing 700,000 jobs a month on average. Additionally, foreclosures were at record levels, and lending was frozen as our banking system fell into a crisis.
“Congress and the new administration put in place a stimulus package that has dramatically slowed the bleeding in less than six months. Many Tennessee families are still struggling and we have a long way to go, but the economy is improving thanks to some tough decisions that recently were made.
“Mrs. Smith needs to stop the partisan, dishonest blame game and focus on coming up with real solutions to the problems we face. The divisive rhetoric she spews does nothing to provide affordable health care to more Tennesseans, bring good-paying jobs to our communities or help our children get the quality educations they deserve,” Forrester said.
The chairman also pointed out that Smith, as chair of the Tennessee Republican Party last year, spearheaded despicable campaign tactics that included the dissemination of inflammatory propaganda against Democratic candidates across the state.
“Promoting bigotry and divisiveness seems to be a game plan that Mrs. Smith knows well. People in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional district deserve a better plan than that,” Forrester added.
