Republican candidate for Sheriff Bill
Prim has called Andrew Zinke’s decision to pull out of the only scheduled
debate a decision that denies the people of McHenry County a chance to weigh
for themselves the qualities and abilities of the two candidates.
“Mr. Zinke has now deprived the voters
of an excellent opportunity not only to learn our positions on the issues but
to get a sense of the people behind the positions, and how we conduct ourselves
in a high-stakes, high-pressure environment.
“The Sheriff’s Office, and law
enforcement in general, is frequently stressful,” Prim added. “Voters want to see for themselves how a
candidate for that office operates when he has to think on his feet and make
rapid decisions. Mr. Zinke has just
denied the voters that chance, and that is a feeble showing indeed.”
The Prim and Zinke campaigns had
previously both formally committed to the debate, to take place under the
sponsorship of Patriots United. No other
organizations, neither the Northwest Herald newspaper nor the League of Women
Voters (both of which have been mentioned as possible debate sponsors), have
contacted the Prim campaign regarding a debate before the March 18 primary
election. Either of those groups would
be fine with him, Prim said.
Prim says “Voters should be on the
lookout for Zinke to find scheduling difficulties or other reasons to avoid any
other debates. Mr. Zinke will have a very hard time defending his decision to give
the RITA Corporation, and his political donor, early warning about DEA
surveillance of a drug shipment, not to mention the huge budget run-ups in the
Sheriff’s Office over the last several years with nothing to show for it. I expect him to drag his feet regarding
debates in order to avoid defending himself on these and other issues.”
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