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OpinionOctober 19, 2008

To the editor: One-issue voters, don't be fooled. All candidates need money where they can get it to harvest votes, but the easiest and cheapest votes to accumulate are from the single-issue crowd. These politicians aren't beholding to easy votes. They owe their favors to hard money (bankers, oil, medical and lawyers) who actually watch the politicians' actions, not just their rhetoric...

To the editor:

One-issue voters, don't be fooled. All candidates need money where they can get it to harvest votes, but the easiest and cheapest votes to accumulate are from the single-issue crowd.

These politicians aren't beholding to easy votes. They owe their favors to hard money (bankers, oil, medical and lawyers) who actually watch the politicians' actions, not just their rhetoric.

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I don't consider politicians disloyal to this bloc of voters, because they know that it takes a majority of people's votes to change laws regarding pro-life and guns.

Don't let Big Money buy your vote with a 30-second ad. Study the issues. If your vote only domes down to morality, consider checking if your candidate passes the Ten Commandment litmus test.

PAUL HERZBERGER, Cape Girardeau

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