MATTINOW, Damoign--The head of the Conservative Governor's Association (CGA) says his party's nominee for governor of Harvannah is the NAT incumbent governor's 'worst nightmare.'
Speaking on the Daily Grind political cable show, Damoign Gov. Sid Hoffa, who leads the CGA, told host Jeff MacDonald that George Garesby, the mayor of Harrisport in northwestern Harvannah, is the strongest and most viable candidate the Conservative Party could nominate for the general election.
"I think this weekend [election] ended in the worst possible way for [incumbent Nationalist] Mark Andres," Hoffa told MacDonald. "George Garesby is the strongest person to take on Mark Andres. He is Andres' worst nightmare."
The affable mayor of Harrisport won Saturday's primary election, narrowly fending off state Attorney General and former gubernatorial candidate Julia Giorchani. Garesby also defeated businessman Tom Marelo and Rich Tuller, CEO of a regional telecommunications company.
During the primary election, the CGA remained neutral. But CNS insiders say top party officials were privately hoping the more moderate Garesby would win over the outspoken and more conservative Julia Giorchani.
Garesby was seen as the most viable of the four CNS candidates, and his clinching of the nomination delighted party leaders throughout the state.
"I am so happy my friend and colleague George Garesby has won the primary," former Conservative Sen. Andre "Bourret" Magiscanti told the Harlyne Sun newspaper Monday.
Another close friend of Garesby's, current Conservative Sen. Dick Ammons, told the Mavocke Capitol newspaper he "cannot think of a better person to serve as governor."
"George has all the qualities a good governor needs to have--knowledge, fortitude, humility, civility, sincerity, bravery, integrity. That's something we're really missing in our state's leadership right now," Ammons said.
For their part, the Nationalist Governor's Association (NATGA), headed by East Deschire Gov. Lynn DeMont, quickly jumped on Garesby, and has already released a web video portraying him as a zig-zagger.
"George Garesby has shifted from his moderate positions to more conservative ones when it comes to taxes and abortion," the ad claims. "He zig zags back and forth from moderate to the far-right."
Nationalists say the "shift" in Garesby's positions is based on his record of increasing some taxes while mayor of Harrisport. This shift to the right occurred, the NAT alleges, when Garesby pledged to not increase taxes unless he "absolutely" had to during the primary.
On abortion, the mayor has always been pro-choice, and has remained so during the primary campaign. However, Giorchani's criticism that Garesby was "just as liberal as Mark Andres" caused the mayor to denounce abortion and moderate his views.
He called for less abortions, saying "no one wants more abortions. The goal should be to reduce them, but we have to do it through less intrusive ways and the government needs to stay out of it."
After viewing the web ad on the Grind, CGA chair Sid Hoffa dismissed the "zig-zag" attack, telling Jeff MacDonald the attacks are baseless.
"This is just a distraction. It's a distortion and not even accurate. George Garesby has been steadfast in his views on the issues. But that's beside the point. The point is that, at the end of the day, the Nationalists are not going to win by making social controversies a wedge issue in this campaign. Mark Andres has to stand for re-election on his record, and that record is a record of extreme partisanship, a lack of achievement, alienation of the military in the state, an overwhelming budget deficit and increase in taxes, and burdensome environmental regulations that cripple economic growth in Harvannah."
Hoffa ended the interview by saying, "There is no good outcome for Mark Andres in the fall election. There just isn't."
Speaking on the Daily Grind political cable show, Damoign Gov. Sid Hoffa, who leads the CGA, told host Jeff MacDonald that George Garesby, the mayor of Harrisport in northwestern Harvannah, is the strongest and most viable candidate the Conservative Party could nominate for the general election.
"I think this weekend [election] ended in the worst possible way for [incumbent Nationalist] Mark Andres," Hoffa told MacDonald. "George Garesby is the strongest person to take on Mark Andres. He is Andres' worst nightmare."
The affable mayor of Harrisport won Saturday's primary election, narrowly fending off state Attorney General and former gubernatorial candidate Julia Giorchani. Garesby also defeated businessman Tom Marelo and Rich Tuller, CEO of a regional telecommunications company.
During the primary election, the CGA remained neutral. But CNS insiders say top party officials were privately hoping the more moderate Garesby would win over the outspoken and more conservative Julia Giorchani.
Garesby was seen as the most viable of the four CNS candidates, and his clinching of the nomination delighted party leaders throughout the state.
"I am so happy my friend and colleague George Garesby has won the primary," former Conservative Sen. Andre "Bourret" Magiscanti told the Harlyne Sun newspaper Monday.
Another close friend of Garesby's, current Conservative Sen. Dick Ammons, told the Mavocke Capitol newspaper he "cannot think of a better person to serve as governor."
"George has all the qualities a good governor needs to have--knowledge, fortitude, humility, civility, sincerity, bravery, integrity. That's something we're really missing in our state's leadership right now," Ammons said.
For their part, the Nationalist Governor's Association (NATGA), headed by East Deschire Gov. Lynn DeMont, quickly jumped on Garesby, and has already released a web video portraying him as a zig-zagger.
"George Garesby has shifted from his moderate positions to more conservative ones when it comes to taxes and abortion," the ad claims. "He zig zags back and forth from moderate to the far-right."
Nationalists say the "shift" in Garesby's positions is based on his record of increasing some taxes while mayor of Harrisport. This shift to the right occurred, the NAT alleges, when Garesby pledged to not increase taxes unless he "absolutely" had to during the primary.
On abortion, the mayor has always been pro-choice, and has remained so during the primary campaign. However, Giorchani's criticism that Garesby was "just as liberal as Mark Andres" caused the mayor to denounce abortion and moderate his views.
He called for less abortions, saying "no one wants more abortions. The goal should be to reduce them, but we have to do it through less intrusive ways and the government needs to stay out of it."
After viewing the web ad on the Grind, CGA chair Sid Hoffa dismissed the "zig-zag" attack, telling Jeff MacDonald the attacks are baseless.
"This is just a distraction. It's a distortion and not even accurate. George Garesby has been steadfast in his views on the issues. But that's beside the point. The point is that, at the end of the day, the Nationalists are not going to win by making social controversies a wedge issue in this campaign. Mark Andres has to stand for re-election on his record, and that record is a record of extreme partisanship, a lack of achievement, alienation of the military in the state, an overwhelming budget deficit and increase in taxes, and burdensome environmental regulations that cripple economic growth in Harvannah."
Hoffa ended the interview by saying, "There is no good outcome for Mark Andres in the fall election. There just isn't."
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