Handsome and sincere

Apparently the liars have planted seeds of rumors against Senator Maria Cantwell that have taken root among my county Democrats. Two other DEMOCRATS are running against her - the reason being that she has ruffled too many feathers (so my associates insist) and is not serving us well enough. Two men (lifelong democrats they claim) are running to give the voters a better voice in Congress. They have put out some good propaganda because my associates believe the rumors. And Reagan's success showed how important it is to spout motherhood and apple pie - never mind that Maria Cantwell has a record of achievement in the past six years. Of course she wasn't all things to all people. No one can be. The primary will eliminate the misled contenders, I hope, but in the meantime rumors will solidify and cleverly insinuate themselves into voters thinking.
I believe those men have been misled to think they should have the job. It's pretty darned prestigious, come to think of it. Many folks could easily be seduced into being bankrolled into the job. I believe Maria Cantwell has proven she does a good job considering her adversaries in congress. Debates between candidates of the same party distract from scrutinizing the real differences between parties and that is what we seem to forget. By this type of diversion the nasties in power hope voters will forget the lies and deceptions of the past 6 years and vote once more against their own best interests as too many did in 2000, 2002, and 2004.
Just to accentuate the positive is not enough but how can people be expected to look at the real source of rumors when the men are so handsome and sound so sincere?
Naomi Sherer