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Theres a congressional election coming up on May 25th and three candidates are currently out barnstorming the state to gather votes and remind people that the special election actually exists.
Republican Greg Gianforte and Democrat Rob Quist have big-name parties to help promote their message and a head start. Libertarian Mark Wicks was picked at a nominating convention on Saturday March 11, nearly a week after his competitors, and now hes out explaining how he differs from the crowd.
With Gianforte theres a lot of stuff I agree on, but I think he goes a little too far right, Im a little more friendly to some of the alternative communities than I think he will be, Wicks said. With Quist, Im not in favor of sanctuary cities, I think we need to know whos coming into our country, I also know that immigrants are some of the best people we have in this country, but weve gotta know whos here.
Wicks says says he originally thought the special election would give a Libertarian an advantage, but now says that the short time-span of the special election makes it even more difficult to run a successful third-party campaign. Still, Wicks is using the outcome of the last general election as part of his campaign.
This campaign is a little different, you know, usually we dont know what the balance of power is going to be on election day: its all up in the air, every congressional seat is up in the air, but this time we know what the balance of power is going to be, if there is one more R or one more D its not going to change the balance of power.
Wicks says he would most likely caucus with the Republicans if elected and argues that a Libertarian in Washington D.C. would get more air time and coverage for Montana interests, because of the unique nature of his third-party role in congress.
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A forum was held Sunday at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Wichita between two of the three candidates looking to fill the seat former congressman and current CIA director Mike Pompeo vacated in Kansas' 4th District.
Democrat James Thompson and Libertarian Chris Rockhold participated. Republican Ron Estes, although he had confirmed to take part, was absent due to a conflict.
The candidates commented on the budget, school funding, race issues and the Affordable Care Act.
Thompson said lawmakers should focus on controlling high health care costs, including pharmaceuticals. Rockhold said coverage for pre-existing conditions should remain.
Sixty-four-year-old Pastor Titus James attended the forum and said after he still hasnt decided who he'll vote for.
If Im not careful half my annual income will be for health care and thats not right for an old man so Im going to see how they will handle that --how they will try to work with fairness and parity for all people with that," he said.
Thompson and Rockhold both stressed the importance of being accessible to their constituents and the top priority of voting in the special election on April 11.
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