With the primary campaign season ending next week, congressional candidate Andrew McNeil has every reason to expect a positive result on election night.

“We’ve given it our all and done all that we can do.” Andrew pointed out to an enthusiastic group of campaign volunteers over the weekend. “We squeezed every drop out of every day and every dollar we have had so far. Everything that we’ve done has multiplied tremendously and our momentum just keeps building.”

What began over 6 months ago as plan from a political newcomer to represent conservative values in the 8^th district has grown into a full time campaign complete with candidate forums, TV appearances, district-wide news coverage, thousands of introductions, and a network of volunteers canvassing every county.

McNeil’s campaign is a grassroots effort combining direct interaction with constituents and daily updates of his whereabouts on social media platforms. The campaign culminated in his 19 Days for 19 Counties tour which saw Andrew devote one entire day to each county in the district. Andrew traveled over 3,000 miles during the month long tour while stopping in over 50 cities and towns in the 8^th District to meet one-on-one with the voters. All told, Andrew personally stopped at more than 350 businesses and visited nearly 1000 homes over the last month alone.  He met with hundreds of other Hoosiers at Lincoln Day dinners, meet and greets, candidate forums and restaurants across the district.

When asked what he wanted voters to keep in mind for the May 6^th primary, Andrew responded, “If you want someone who will cherish your values, and fight for constitutional limited government then vote for me. If you want a family man with a common sense approach to problems then vote for me. If you want someone who will stand on principle regardless of party bosses or the mainstream media then vote for me. Finally if you want someone who will never forget that he works for you then please vote for Andrew McNeil for US Congress.”

The May 6, 2014 Primary Election is fast approaching. Every citizen eligible to vote has an obligation/duty to vote, but before you do so, do your homework to find out as much as you can about the candidates, their values they hold, their integrity, and the manner in which they have served the community.

On the Republican ballot you have a choice to vote #14 or Marsha Abell or #15 for Bruce Ungethiem for Vanderburgh County Commissioner. In the local paper Marsha Abell has been quoted as saying about her opponent, ” He just wants to be a somebody.” Bruce Ungethiem already is somebody who was the organizer of CORE (Citizens Opposed to Reorganization in Evansville) or consolidation of city-county government. He did well to educate people that consolidation meant less representation, power in too few hands, and putting Power over the People.  People knew what they were voting for when consolidation was on the referendum vote. Vote was 67% opposed to consolidation, while only 33% voted for consolidation. He has proven he can get things done. He went before the Indiana General Assembly, and partly through his efforts, now there will be a separate vote for the city and a separate vote for the county, whenever the issue of consolidation comes up again in the state of Indiana.

Bruce Ungethiem will be somebody who will serve the community well as Vanderburgh County Commissioner. I encourage you to vote for him.

Berniece Tirmenstein

Evansville, IN

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