Eisinger To Take On Owen-Wilson

Southeast Remmington eye doctor to challenge state's senior senator


DRY SPRINGS, REMMINGTON--Senator James Owen-Wilson (NAT) will not have a free pass this election season.

Dr. Mark Eisinger, an opthamologist from southeast Remmington, announced Friday his candidacy for the Conservative nomination. He is the only announced candidate so far for the Conservatives.

In a campaign kick-off event in Dry Springs, Eisinger told supporters he is running because "there is a lack of vision and responsibility in Mavocke," and "Remmington deserves better than the status quo."

In an interview with the STAR News Channel, Eisinger said James Owen-Wilson, who is in his fourth term in the Senate and is seeking a fifth term, is part of the reason Mavocke is so dysfunctional.

"James Owen-Wilson is part of the problem, not the solution," Eisinger said. "We need a reformer, not someone who has been entrenched in office and is kicking back with his feet on the table."

Owen-Wilson's office fired back Friday, calling Eisinger a "typical two-faced Conservative" and rebutted his attacks by high-lighting his accomplishments while in Congress.

"Unlike Mark Eisinger, James Owen-Wilson has a clear record of standing up for Remmington families and bringing valuable funding to Remmington," spokesman David Stevens said in a statement.

The Remmington Conservative Party eagerly endorsed Eisinger, who eased their concerns when he announced his candidacy. The state party reportedly had virtually no willing candidates to take on the relatively safe incumbent.

"Dr. Eisinger is a great man with a great vision for Mavocke and for Remmington," state party chairman Don Todds said in a statement. "This December, voters will have two very distinct choices: James Owen-Wilson, an enabler of the liberal, anti-Grassadellian agenda being pushed through by the current Nationalist leaders in Congress, or Mark Eisinger, a proven conservative, champion of small business and the family."

While Owen-Wilson has the money advantage, the anti-incumbent mood sweeping the nation, especially in deeply conservative Remmington, may work against him. Remmington's primary election will be held July 14. Owen-Wilson has no NAT opponents thus far.