Sellious Slams Voldrew Over Taxes

Former secretary of education says liberal bank mogul 'doesn't understand middle class'

MAVOCKE, CEA--Conservative House candidate Megan Sellious slammed her NAT opponent, former banker and wealthy investor Bernie Voldrew, over taxes.

Calling him a "wealthy banker who made millions off the mortgage crisis," Sellious attacked Voldrew for supporting higher taxes on the middle class and for higher taxes on corporations.

"It was Bernie Voldrew who supported higher taxes on Ceona's middle class families. It was Bernie Voldrew who supported higher taxes for small businesses. And it was Bernie Voldrew who supported higher taxes on large corporations. These are not the values of Ceonans," Sellious said at a speech in Mavocke.

Sellious also attacked Voldrew for his "almost socialist-like policies."

Voldrew did support a tax increase on some middle class tax-payers, but only for upper-middle class citizens, those making between $70,000 and $98,000 per year, his campaign said. When it comes to raising taxes on corporations and small businesses, that claim is "preposterous," according to campaign spokeswoman Vicki Mayfield.

"Bernie Voldrew has only proposed raising taxes on big, corrupt corporations like oil companies, because he believes those corporations owe the Grassadellan people," Mayfield said. "As for small businesses, it's just not true. Bernie has never supported raising taxes on small businesses."

Sellious and Voldrew are running in what could be one of the nation's closest races this December. A recent poll showed Sellious, the former Secretary of Education, with 50% to Voldrew's 48%, a statistical dead-heat.

Voldrew has tried to tie Sellious to the Byelle Administration's policies, while Sellious has attempted to make Voldrew look like a wealthy banking executive who is out of touch with Ceonans. Both candidates have made social issues a primary piece of the campaign, with Voldrew attacking Sellious for her conservative views on abortion, same-sex marriage, and embryonic stem-cell research. Sellious, for her part, has tried to paint Voldrew as an ultra-liberal weak on national security and against traditional family values.

The race is only likely to get uglier as December 4th nears. Both candidates have significant amounts of money to work with. As of October 1st, Voldrew had raised $14.1 million, although he loaned his campaign $2.5 million. Sellious doesn't have as much money, only $11.6 million, though she has more independent groups acting on her behalf, evening out Voldrew's money advantage.