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Differences Between Dave Edwards and Trey Gowdy Added to Website

The Dave Edwards for Congress campaign has published a new page on the website called "Differences" that can be found at http://www.daveedwards4congress.com/differences. The page gives 13 areas for voters to see what makes Dave Edwards different than Trey Gowdy.

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Published on September 30, 2010 at 4:23 pm | Permalink

Dave Edwards Facebook Ad Reaches One Million Impressions

The Dave Edwards for Congress Facebook ad has received over 1,000,000 impressions since the beginning of August. The ads have been targeted to those who live in the 4th District of South Carolina, are over 18, and have conservative interests.

Here is an example of the ad:

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Published on September 29, 2010 at 2:08 pm | Permalink

Do You Want the Green Police?

I believe it is very important that we take care of the environment and the resources God has given to us; however, my primary opponent and I differ significantly in our approach to encouraging people to take care of the environment.

I believe that through personal responsibility and the increase and protection of personal property we can develop a culture of good stewardship. Stewardship is an outward manifestation of gratitude. Our gratitude can be increased by encouraging outdoor activities and understanding the impact of our actions. I believe it is our responsibility to be prudent, productive, and efficient stewards of God's natural resources. This requires a proper and continuing dynamic balance between development and conservation, between use and preservation.

My primary opponent, Trey Gowdy, believes in a top-down method. He would like to promote stewardship through “aggressive prosecution of environmental crimes.” It is not a surprise that a lawyer believes we need to have more litigation and lawsuits. This is seeking to create a culture of legal action, not a culture of true environmental stewards.

If you want to have the Green Police, I am not the candidate for you. On the other hand, if you believe in personal responsibility and a bottom-up approach, I would appreciate your vote on November 2^nd.

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Published on September 28, 2010 at 11:22 pm | Permalink

Dave Edwards News Coverage from Greer Event

Fox Carolina reported on the event in Downtown Greer on Saturday the 25th. Here is a clip from that report:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czr5XoWEbAA

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Published on September 27, 2010 at 8:38 am | Permalink

Dave Edwards to Speak at Greer Chamber Event

The Greer Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring an event called "Greer's Election Selection." The candidates for many offices including the 4th District Congressional race will be given the chance to give a 5 minute stump speech. The event starts at 6:00 pm and the candidates start at 7:00 pm.

Cost is $20 at the door and it will be held on Trade St. in Downtown Greer. For more information go to http://www.greerchamber.com.

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Published on September 25, 2010 at 8:49 am | Permalink

Dave Edwards Meets New Supporters

The music and coffee event with local harpist Prentiss Kendall, sponsored by Dave Edwards for Congress, was a great success. Approximately 60 people were in attendance and many people got the chance to meet Dave Edwards for the fist time and hear him speak. Dave spent time after the event answering questions and talking to voters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9anuSJUlrXk

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Published on September 24, 2010 at 11:55 pm | Permalink

Evening of Relaxing Music and Coffee

The Dave Edwards for Congress Campaign is sponsoring "An Evening with Prentiss Kendall" on Friday September 24 at 7:00. The event will take place at BiGranni's Coffee on Wade Hampton Blvd in Taylors across from Denny's. Admission is free and there will be light refreshments as well as specialty coffees for sale by BiGranni's. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Printiss Kendall is a local harpist and the following is taken from the about page of her website:

...has completed Bachelor of Arts Degree in Harp Performance. Miss Kendall has competed and won in many competitions including first place in the string solo category of the National Competition for Christian Schools and the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools Competition. She has also been a finalist in both the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra and the Bob Jones University Commencement competitions. She has served as soloist with the Greenville County Youth Orchestra on five occasions including a monumental performance with the GCYO and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. Since then she has been soloist with the Bob Jones University Chamber orchestra, and she was also featured in a formal concert series in North Carolina. http://prentisskendall.com

Dave Edwards will be in attendance to give a quick word to the crowd and meet anyone who would like to come. Please make plans to attend!

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Published on September 23, 2010 at 2:22 pm | Permalink

More Representation for Private or Public Workers?

In the conservative magazine, The Weekly Standard, there is an article called The Privileged Public Sector by Andrew Ferguson. He provides some interesting information about the compensation of government versus private employees.

One point he makes is that “Over the last decade, the average federal salary has risen 33 percent faster than the inflation rate. When total compensation is measured—salary plus benefits like health insurance and pension guarantees—government workers have seen an increase of more than 36 percent, adjusted for inflation. Over the same period, private workers got an 8.8 percent increase.”

Ferguson also cites two economists, Andrew Biggs and Jason Richwine, as stating: “Private employees must work 13.5 months to earn what a comparable federal worker makes in 12.”

No wonder “the quit rate in private industry last year was 19.1 percent—that is, one out of five private employees quit his job in 2009. In the federal government the quit rate was 2.3 [percent]—that is, hardly anybody leaves Club Fed until they retire.”

Based on information like this, do you think we need to be creating more incentives for individuals to enter the government workforce?

Most of us who work as small business owners or in the private sector would argue that we don’t need to create more incentives. We pay the taxes that fund these government positions and programs, and we would prefer to see a leaner, more efficient government.

My opponent, Trey Gowdy, believes that incentivizing college students to be national service workers is a “good exchange.” However, I believe the government is big enough and we need more workers added to the private sector, not to government. On that basis, I ask you to consider who will be the best representative for the private sector-a small business owner, or another member of “Club Fed”?

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Published on September 23, 2010 at 10:36 am | Permalink

Dave Edwards on Taking Action

Dave Edwards shows the simple tools found at the "Take Action" page of the website:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqv842LhuY0

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Opponent: Trey Gowdy - Seat Currently Held by: Bob Inglis.

Published on September 21, 2010 at 12:13 am | Permalink

Dave Edwards Speaks to Spartanburg Tea Party

Dave Edwards appeared with the other candidates Tuesday night in Spartanburg to address the Tea Party and take questions.

The Spartanburg Herald Journal has an article on the event: http://www.goupstate.com/article/20100915/NEWS/100919832/1002/SPORTS04?p=1&tc=pg

Highlights from the article:

On Dave Edwards: "...talked about the need for bottom-up governance, as opposed to top-down. He's a small-business owner and former accountant who lives in Taylors."

On Trey Gowdy: "...was asked about a $1,000 contribution he made to Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2008.

Gowdy said he made the contribution because Graham was the Republican nominee that year. He was answered with, "We don't need more Republicanism. We need more conservatism" from the audience, and criticism of Graham's support of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and belief in global warming."

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Published on September 16, 2010 at 9:52 am | Permalink

Dave Edwards to Speak at Spartanburg Tea Party

Dave Edwards will be speaking at the Spartanburg Tea Party’s (STP) monthly meeting on Tuesday September 14 at 7:00 PM at the Westside Library. Trey Gowdy and Rick Mahler will also be speaking and taking questions from the audience.

From the Spartanburg Tea Party web site:

“We want to give voters the opportunity to ask these candidates the questions that they may not be asked by media or debate moderators,” notes Spartanburg Tea Party organizer Karen Martin. “Everyone is welcome to attend our meeting and join in the questioning.”

The Westside Library, located at 525 Oak Grove Road, Spartanburg.

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Published on September 13, 2010 at 8:15 pm | Permalink

Trey Gowdy Donation to Lindsey Graham

In 2007, Trey Gowdy donated $1,000 to Lindsey Graham. This was during the time that Lindsey Graham fought to pass a "comprehensive immigration" bill giving Graham the nickname "Grahamnesty."

Dave Edwards issued the following statement concerning the Gowdy to Graham donation: "This is troubling for voters in the 4th District. Financial contributions show your support for positions and policies. Maybe we can forgive his $1,000 donation to Democrat Senator Fritz Hollings, but not a more recent one to Lindsey Graham. These donations reflect where Trey Gowdy stands. South Carolina deserves a better Constitutional and conservative candidate."

Ready for a better option? Vote Dave Edwards for Congress.

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Published on September 13, 2010 at 11:11 am | Permalink

Dave Edwards for Congress Radio Ad

We have radio ads running at least twice a day for the campaign and Dr. Ed Panosian was very kind to donate his voice. We can run these ads for around $25/day. If you are interested in donating money for more air time, please visit our donation page here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHcQE4cLGIg

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Opponent: Trey Gowdy - Seat Currently Held by: Bob Inglis.

Published on September 8, 2010 at 4:02 pm | Permalink