John Raese on Jobs

Republican Challenger

My forte is creating jobs

Manchin mostly emphasized to voters that, in Washington, he would not be tightly joined with either party.

Raese, the millionaire heir to a powerful company in the state, repeatedly cited his business acumen, promising to "bring the spirit of capitalism to the United States Senate."

"My forte is creating jobs," he said.

Source: Washington Post coverage of 2010 W.V. Senate debate Oct 18, 2010

Abolish the minimum wage

Raese's statement about abolishing the minimum wage would not help West Virginia--a state whose natural resources have been plundered by outside interests and its residents taken advantage of. Source: Daily Athenaeum coverage of 2010 W.V. Senate debate Oct 18, 2010

Reduce government regulation of private sector employment

Reduce government regulation of the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.

Source: 2006 Congressional National Political Awareness Test Aug 31, 2006

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