MA-9 voters want Bill Clinton to campaign after we choose our candidate

While I welcome President Bill Clinton's interest in the MA-9 race and his willingness to stump and fund raise, I'd ask him and the MA Democratic Party to wait until the people have selected their candidate in the primary before stumping and fund raising - which is to ask the President to respect the will of the people not tilt the field to the incumbent.

We have an important Democratic primary in MA-9 this year. Candidates and campaign volunteers are out canvassing and phone banking for Stephen Lynch, Mac D'Alessandro and Phil Dunkelbarger.

Many of LYNCH'S POSITIONS and votes on key issues of the day, such as the Iraq War, ongoing Afghanistan war funding, Health care, Reproductive rights, TARP, and the Recovery Act are AT ODDS with the Democratic Party platform, the president's agenda, and constituent interests in MA-9.

I do not work for a campaign. I am an unaffiliated liberal (independent) voter who has observed the incumbent vote on health care and stimulus and Afghanistan war funding and decided we in the MA-9 deserve better.

Lynch is out of step with the MA Congressional delegation. We deserve better.