Now here's a stunning development. According to Project Vote Smart, STEPHANIE HERSETH HAS TWICE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH PROJECT VOTE SMART'S 2004 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST. Project Vote Smart is a non-partisan organization. PVS's website explains the 2004 National Political Awareness Test thusly:
The National Political Awareness Test is a key component of Project Vote Smart's Voter Self-Defense system. It has one central purpose: to measure each candidate's willingness to demonstrate a good faith effort to provide voters with the candidate's inclinations on the issues he or she will most likely face on the citizen's behalf. The NPAT is administered to all candidates for presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices.
PVS further states:
At a time when Americans are increasingly frustrated with the attack advertising and empty rhetoric of many campaigns, the need for this relevant information has never been greater. The public integrity of candidates and the quality of their campaigns can be viewed, in part, as a measurement of their willingness to provide their prospective employers (voters) with this information during a campaign, the point when voters need the most help and when the candidates are asking for their vote.
Stephanie Herseth's campaign has been the epitome of empty rhetoric and attack advertising. The fact that she has twice refused to stake out her positions with PVS should give pause to all South Dakotans considering voting for her. There can only be one reason she has twice (twice!) refused to take any positions on the issues. It's because she knows her positions on the issues would turn off a majority of South Dakota voters.
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