North of Bangor Podcast: Matt Dunlap and His Senate Candidacy
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I met with Matt Dunlap, who is running in the Democrat primary for the Senate seat now occupied by Olympia Snowe.
We talked about trade agreements, treaties, education, and the Real ID Act as well as his time as an outcast in his own party after his TABOR actions.
He talked about his feelings about the 10th Amendment and privacy, the role of the federal government versus the role of the state government, and his feelings about being sued by both parties as Secretary of State.
And he answered a "lightning round" of questions about how he would vote on NAFTA, NDAA, the Patriot Act.
Take the Real ID issue. The question I used to ask is, how many drivers licenses a day are manufactured and issued by the federal government issue? ZERO. And yet they come up with these sweeping mandates for change to 'secure our drivers licenses" which really just create more databases with our personal information in them controlled by the government.
The podcast in its entirety is available at NorthofBangor.com.
Thanks for posting the interview Michelle, I will have to look at him a little closer. At least after to listening to this interview I could vote for him over Olympia and feel like I would be better represented. I feel he could give her a run for all her money in a general election.
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That was a very good interview. I look forward to hearing more from him as the campaign unfolds.
Even though he served as our Sec. of State, I wonder what his chances are in this primary? The Democratic primary voter tends to lean solidly left. This guy actually sounds reasonable (almost Constitutionalist - in this interview at least).
As someone who plans to vote this fall, I like to keep my options open - especially when it comes to the U.S. Senate. I think a choice between Matt and Olympia may prove very interesting.