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Paulsen is not a moderate

To the Editor:

Reaons why Erik Paulsen does not reflect the values of the Minnesota Third Congressional District:

Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. See http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/3833/erik-paulsen.

It was founded by 40 national leaders such as Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.  The Vote Smart’s Voter’s Self-Defense System took 16 years to build and now collects data of more than 40,000 candidates and elected officials.

It covers candidates and elected officials in six basic areas:  background information, issue positions (via the Political Courage Test), voting records, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and speeches and public statements.

Project Vote Smart rates Paulsen on the following:

  • The National Right to Life Committee rates Paulsen as 100 percent supportive of their positions.
  • The Planned Parenthood Action Fund has given Paulsen a lifetime score of 0 percent.
  • The American Civil Liberties Union has rated Paulse 5 percent.
  • The Human Rights Campaign has rated Paulsen 0 percent.
  • The American Conservative Union has given Paulsen a lifetime score of 85 percent.
  • The John Birch Society has given Paulsen a lifetime score of 69 percent favorability rating, if you are a Minnesota moderate voter, you better start asking yourself whether you really want to vote for that guy.)
  • The Alliance for Retired Americans has given Paulsen a lifetime score of 4 percent.
  • The League of Conservation Voters has given Paulsen a lifetime score of only 17 percent, whereas the American Forest and Paper Association has rated Paulsen as 100 percent.
  • The National Rife Association has rated Paulsen 93 percent.

Just thought you should know Paulsen is not a moderate!

Kerry Anderson, Plymouth
Plymouth Sun-Sailor, April 25, 2017

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