Christie Vilsack attempting to hide behind liberal self

June 25, 2012

Further evidence of Christie Vilsack’s attempt to hide behind her big-spending liberal priorities came yesterday as Vilsack declined to say whose taxes she would like to raise to lower the debt saying, “she will answer those questions during the campaign.”

• WHO-TV Anchor: “Vilsack declined to say whose taxes specifically she would like to raise to lower the debt, she says she will answer those questions during her campaign.” (WHO-TV, 7/19/2011)

A clear pattern is emerging, as new footage of her “listening tour” was released recently where Vilsack asks constituents to answer their own questions, which is followed by the audience laughing at her knack for running away from hard questions. To watch the exchange click HERE. Also check out the NRCC video that was released yesterday highlighting Christie Vilsack saying her “priorities aren’t important.”

“It is well past time for Christie Vilsack to come clean with Iowa middle-class families about her big-government, big-spending priorities. While Vilsack continues to hide from her liberal self, Iowa voters deserve a serious Representative who will give substantive answers to voters’ questions.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Andrea Bozek

Vilsack Continues To Hide From Her Liberal Self

"I’m not entering this campaign to run against somebody. I am running for something, the idea that we can still work with each other on behalf of the common good." (Sioux City Journal, 7/19/2011)

Vilsack: “I am neither an insider or an outsider or perhaps I am both.” (Lauris Olson, “Vilsack commits to running,” AmesNewsOnline, 7/1/2011)

Vilsack “Declines” To Give Specifics: “She [Vilsack] added that what she’s heard across the district has been ‘really fascinating,’ but she declined to be specific so as not to influence the thoughts and concerns of those in attendance at Rockwell City.” (Lindsey Mutchler, “For Vilsack, a last stop in Iowa tour,” The Messenger, 6/17/2011)

Vilsack Says Her Priorities “Aren’t Important”: “Vilsack jotted everything down on a notepad, and when asked what her top three priorities would be, she said her priorities aren’t important.” (Lindsey Mutchler, “For Vilsack, a last stop in Iowa tour,” The Messenger, 6/17/2011)

Vilsack Says She Has “A Lot To Learn”: "‘I’ve got a lot to learn and there are a lot of good people out here in the fourth district who can help me learn what I need to know to be a good Congress person,’ she said.” (Anne Blankenship “Vilsack makes WC stop,” The Daily Freeman Journal, 6/13/2011)