Campaign Update: Eagar Wins Logan Debate

I haven't confirmed who 'called' the win in this debate. But sounds
like she did a good job. Wish I could have seen it.

Campaign Update: Eagar Wins Logan Debate
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Debate News Release

LOGAN, UTAH, Thursday, September 10, 2009. Cherilyn Eagar, Republican
candidate for the United States Senate, won the first U.S. Senate
debate of the season held on Wednesday night at Willow Park in Logan,
Utah. In addition to Eagar, Republican challengers Attorney General
Mark Shurtleff, James Williams and Democrat Sam Granato were in
attendance. All of the candidates present at the debate highlighted
the absence of Utah's incumbent Senator Bob Bennett who was a
noticeable no-show at the debate.

A highlight of the debate was when Eagar brought to the crowd's
attention that the third-term incumbent Attorney General opposed the
amendment making English Utah's official language, as well as a bill
to deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. "What was he doing at
a pro-amnesty rally using Cesar Chavez's – and Barack Obama's words –
'Si se puede?" (Yes, we can.)

Although the Attorney General denied having ever attended any
pro-amnesty rally, Eagar cited reports in the Deseret News and has
witnesses who were in attendance at two separate events.
Eagar said, "If I were the Attorney General, I would never have stood
on the stage next to Leftist Rocky Anderson. I would never have said
that I have 'a Latino heart.' We have a rich tapestry in America. I
have an 'American heart.' We are not hyphenated-Americans."

The crowd chuckled when Eagar quipped, "He might consider returning
that award from Mexican President Vincente Fox."

Eagar said she is counting on the support of the same immigration
proponents that helped Jason Chaffetz win his election. "The Americans
for Better Immigration give our incumbent Senator a D+ rating. If they
could rate our incumbent Attorney General, he would probably get a D."
"What I liked about Ms. Eagar is that she was so positive and spoke
strongly on the issues," said Mike Stamp of Logan.

She also put the Attorney General on the defensive with her question
about his past opposition to Proposition 3, Utah's marriage amendment,
which he attacked back in 2003 as "bad law." The Attorney General
showed his support of hate crimes legislation and his opposition to
the marriage amendment by attending a homosexual fundraiser.

Eagar also confronted the Attorney General with the fact that he
refused to defend State Rep. Carl Wimmer's state abortion ban. He
rejected an offer for free defense, forcing Wimmer to abandon the bill
and set up a defense fund instead.

Cherilyn Eagar and her husband Randy are co-owners of WebsTarget, a
real estate Internet marketing company. As a lifelong conservative
volunteer activist, this race is her second run for public office. She
describes herself as a common sense conservative and Reagan Republican
running on the constitutional conservative principles of fiscal
restraint, limited government, free market solutions, energy
independence and a strong national defense.