RDPIOP President Raymond Smalley wrote:
> During this darkened age, it is essential that one be politically positive. It is also imperative that one shed the irritable coat of modern politics in favor of an affirmative fiber, which has made America beautiful.
> As both founder and president of Republicans & Democrats for Positive & Issue Oriented Politics, I am committed to maintaining an informative political process. Thus, I am contacting you and encouraging you to sign our clean campaign pledge, which is included below. If you have any questions, please contact me at 330-204-5331. Thank you and please aid us in the cleansing of politics’ rhetoric.
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> Sincerely,
> Raymond Smalley
> President & Founder
> R.D.P.I.O.P.
> _www.rdpiop.com_
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> *_Clean Campaign Pledge_*
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> By attaching myself to both this organization and document, I vow to abide by an exemplary standard of conduct. During this campaign, I also promise to confine my criticism to my opponent's records. For I feel that personal attacks are unworthy, undignified, and unbecoming of myself.
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> With this pledge, I solemnly declare that I will refrain from inciting, inflammatory, or misleading statements. In avoiding these practices, I hope to serve as an example for both my state and this great nation.
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Our response was simple enough:
This is a Democratic & Republican issue. Until third parties get covered for covering issues and policies, nothing positive can be said about the process.
Therefore we will continue to cover issues and not attack any particular individual, but the process as a whole.
Sundwall for Congress