Town Hall Alliance

I had one strong supporter of mine question me on the purpose of the Townhall Slate; after explaining its purpose, she seemed to feel much better about the logic behind it.  So I thought I would share the explanation with everyone to clear up the confusion.

The Townhall Alliance has an easy and straightforward platform:  Hold the line on taxes; preserve the quality of life in local neighborhoods, and honest open government.

I expand on that platform at the State level by adding: cut spending and taxes to increase jobs, smaller government and individual accountability - all ideas most Republicans can agree with and support.

The functionality of the Slate is as simple and as easy to understand as the platform.  It’s about getting Reagan-style Republicans in office.  It’s about winning this fall.  It’s about taking our State and local government back to a direction that is more in-line with the people of Southern Maryland. 

There is a bit of an uphill battle when running against an incumbent candidate (a professional politician) who already has a team in place, that has been fundraising for years and, in most cases, does this as a full time job.  This is a lot to overcome alone and is why running as a challenger is a disadvantage.  You have a limited amount of help, support, money and not many people to guide you in the right direction.  The main help you get is from other candidates that are in the same situation.   The point of the slate is that five people working together, sharing their resources, is better than one trying to go it alone.   

As a new candidate, I am shocked at the inner-workings and the drama of the local Republican Party.  This, at times, seems to be 'big ego' politics which has nothing to do with helping the average constituent. This election is like no other in my lifetime; we are at a crossroads and this fall’s election will determine where we end up years from now.   We have a great opportunity this year to put candidates in National, State and local offices that have never been held by Republicans.  We have an opportunity to vote for candidates that will uphold a Reagan philosophy, control spending and vote for conservative policies upholding our fiscal and social values. 

Please check your ego’s for the next 151 days and lets all work towards our common goal.

Matt Morgan

Candidate for State Delegate District 29A

http://www.voteformattmorgan.com/