Democrat Debates Showcased Diverse Candidates

CONTACT: Dan Herren, 864-230-5334.

Shouldn't the Republican Debates Include a True Conservative?

For Immediate Release

The Democrat Presidential Debate Thursday night may not have had fireworks but at least they allowed the public to hear from some of the lesser-known announced candidates.

Nearly everyone has heard the names Obama, Clinton, and Edwards, and they generally know where those candidates stand on the issues. But until the debate, Americans knew little about Dennis Kucinich and some of the other candidates. But at the end, the public was glad to hear what some of the lesser-known candidates had to say.

Next Thursday the Republican Debates are being conducted at the Reagan Library and the public, again, will be able to get to know some of the lesser-known GOP candidates, right?

Hardly. Instead of allowing citizens to see all the announced candidates, the one true conservative Reagan-esque candidate, John Cox, has been excluded from the Reagan Library debates.

Why? Good question.

Recently John Cox has been featured prominently on Fox News Channel, on Fox & Friends, CNBC's Squawk Box, a long in depth feature on C-Span, three times in one afternoon on MSNBC and on hundreds of radio shows, but he's NOT allowed to participate in the first Republican Presidential Debate.

Well, perhaps it was an oversight. Maybe Mr. Cox formerly announced his candidacy too late.

Not true. As a matter of fact, John Cox was the very FIRST Republican to formally announce his Presidential candidacy.

Perhaps it is because John Cox has never polled very high.

Not true, again. John Cox just finished first and second place in two South Carolina Straw Polls, ahead of the other so-called "front-runners." Cox even finished 5th in the statewide Iowa Straw Poll of GOP Chairmen, as a favorite of the people in Iowa, while being outspent by the "Rudy McRomney's" in the race one hundred times over!

So then, what possible reason could there be for excluding the candidate most like Ronald Reagan from the Ronald Reagan Library debates?

Republican Presidential candidate John Cox was the first to announce his candidacy last year. Since his announcement, John has been traveling around the country meeting with voters, having visited nearly every county in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. The campaign has mailed literature to voters and aired TV commercials nationwide. John has hired staff or organized volunteers in more than 30 states, and has campaign headquarters established in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. The John Cox campaign for President has spent more than $750,000 to date, which is more than several of the other Republican Presidential candidates combined.

In addition to resources and staff, John Cox has been gaining support and momentum when his message is given an opportunity to be heard:

In South Carolina, Republican Presidential Candidate John Cox finished in first place, beating out all of the other Presidential candidates recently in the Aiken County, South Carolina GOP Straw Poll, and earned 2nd place in the McCormick County South Carolina GOP Straw Poll. On April 21st, two of the largest counties in the state, Greenville and Richland, conducted a Presidential straw poll at their GOP county conventions. By combining the results from all four of these counties, John Cox finished in 5th place; defeating better-known candidates John McCain, Sam Brownback, Fred Thompson, Newt Gingrich, Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, and Jim Gilmore.

In Iowa, a survey was conducted by IowaPolitics.com. The website contacted all of the Iowa Republican county chairmen during the months of February and March. According to the survey posted on the website www.IowaPolitics.com on March 23rd, John Cox received more support from the GOP county chairmen than Tom Tancredo, John McCain, Sam Brownback, Tommy Thompson, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, George Pataki, and Jim Gilmore.

John H. Cox, 51, is the first announced Republican candidate for president in 2008. He is a CPA, real estate broker, attorney and investment advisor. He has founded and run five companies. He is the former president of the Cook County (IL) Republican Party. John Cox lives in Chicago, IL with his wife and four daughters.
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For more information regarding John Cox and his presidential campaign, please visit: www.cox2008.com
Contact: Dan Herren, Phone: 864-230-5334, E-mail: danherren@hotmail.com

DEMOCRAT DEBATES SHOWCASED DIVERSE CANDIDATES
Shouldn't the Republican Debates Include a True Conservative?

For Immediate Release

The Democrat Presidential Debate Thursday night may not have had fireworks but at least they allowed the public to hear from some of the lesser-known announced candidates.

Nearly everyone has heard the names Obama, Clinton, and Edwards, and they generally know where those candidates stand on the issues. But until the debate, Americans knew little about Dennis Kucinich and Gravel. Gravel, who's been away from politics for about 30 years, didn't do so bad--and the public was glad to hear what some of the lesser-known candidates had to say.

Next Thursday the Republican Debates are being conducted at the Reagan Library and the public, again, will be able to get to know some of the lesser-known GOP candidates, right?

Hardly. Instead of allowing citizens to see all the announced candidates, the one true conservative Reagan-esque candidate, John Cox, has been excluded from the Reagan Library debates.

Why? Good question.

Recently John Cox has been featured prominently on Fox News Channel, on Fox & Friends, CNBC's Squawk Box, a long in depth feature on C-Span, three times in one afternoon on MSNBC and on hundreds of radio shows, but he's NOT allowed to participate in the first Republican Presidential Debate.

Well, perhaps it was an oversight. Maybe Mr. Cox formerly announced his candidacy too late.

Not true. As a matter of fact, John Cox was the very FIRST Republican to formally announce his Presidential candidacy.

Perhaps it is because John Cox has never polled very high.

Not true, again. John Cox just finished first and second place in two South Carolina Straw Polls, ahead of the other so-called "front-runners." Cox even finished 5th in the statewide Iowa Straw Poll of GOP Chairmen, as a favorite of the people in Iowa, while being outspent by the "Rudy McRomney's" in the race one hundred times over!

So then, what possible reason could there be for excluding the candidate most like Ronald Reagan from the Ronald Reagan Library debates?

Republican Presidential candidate John Cox was the first to announce his candidacy last year. Since his announcement, John has been traveling around the country meeting with voters, having visited nearly every county in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. The campaign has mailed literature to voters and aired TV commercials nationwide. John has hired staff or organized volunteers in more than 30 states, and has campaign headquarters established in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. The John Cox campaign for President has spent more than $750,000 to date, which is more than several of the other Republican Presidential candidates combined.

In addition to resources and staff, John Cox has been gaining support and momentum when his message is given an opportunity to be heard:

In South Carolina, Republican Presidential Candidate John Cox finished in first place, beating out all of the other Presidential candidates recently in the Aiken County, South Carolina GOP Straw Poll, and earned 2nd place in the McCormick County South Carolina GOP Straw Poll. On April 21st, two of the largest counties in the state, Greenville and Richland, conducted a Presidential straw poll at their GOP county conventions. By combining the results from all four of these counties, John Cox finished in 5th place; defeating better-known candidates John McCain, Sam Brownback, Fred Thompson, Newt Gingrich, Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, and Jim Gilmore.

In Iowa, a survey was conducted by IowaPolitics.com. The website contacted all of the Iowa Republican county chairmen during the months of February and March. According to the survey posted on the website www.IowaPolitics.com on March 23rd, John Cox received more support from the GOP county chairmen than Tom Tancredo, John McCain, Sam Brownback, Tommy Thompson, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, George Pataki, and Jim Gilmore.

SNAPSHOT OF JOHN...

John H. Cox, 51, is the first announced Republican candidate for president in 2008. He is a CPA, real estate broker, attorney and investment advisor. He has founded and run five companies. He is the former president of the Cook County (IL) Republican Party. John Cox lives in Chicago, IL with his wife and four daughters.

SUGGESTED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR JOHN COX:

1. Why are you running for President of the United States? You are not elected to an office and not well known - why do you think you have a chance? (Answer includes being a fresh face reformer, rather than a career politician.)

2. Iraq is a huge issue - how would you deal with it if you were President? (The answer includes having Iraq raise their current oil pump levels of 40% up to the full 100% capacity by October 1, 2007.

3. The illegal immigration issue has fractionated the Republican Party. How would you solve this problem, including the fact that there are already millions already living here and the need for an inexpensive work force for American businesses? (The answer includes arresting the CEOs who knowingly hire illegal workers.)

4. Taxes are always an issue. The President wants his tax cuts made permanent but Democrats don't. What would you do? (The answer includes supporting the Fair Tax.)

5. Political experts realize that entitlement spending is going to eat up the budget in the near future. How would you deal with Medicare and Social Security? (The answer includes utilizing personal investment retirement accounts.)

6. The big three early tests each Presidential year are the Iowa Caucus, The New Hampshire Primary and the first Southern Primary in South Carolina. How have you done in the straw polls in those strategic states? (The answer includes that Cox finished 1st and 2nd in South Carolina county straw polls and 5th place in Iowa.)

7. Your resume shows that you are a businessman. What specific management experience do you have that would qualify you to lead a very large organization-- like the United States of America? Have you ever managed a significant number of people, and, frankly, how well did you do it? (The answer includes that Cox oversaw hundreds of people and manages over $100 million in financial portfolios.)

8. What, if anything, did I leave out that you might want to tell our audience and how can they learn more about your campaign?

ABOUT JOHN COX

John Cox is the author of "Politic$, Inc., Principle, not profit: why we need statesmen, not career politicians" and "Campaign for Prosperity and Renewal."

A Chicago resident investment advisor, John attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating with honors and a degree in Accounting and Political Science. He also has a law degree from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, graduating with high honors in 1980.

The father of four daughters, Cox opened his first business--a law and accounting firm--in 1981. An investment advisory firm, real estate management company and a venture capital firm soon followed. During the 1990's, Cox led the investment group that purchased Jays Potato Chips, a major regional food manufacturer and saved over 600 jobs in the Chicago area.

John has been a member of the Club for Growth since its inception, ran for Congress in 2000 and U.S. Senate in 2002. He was also the President of the Chicago Cook County Republican Organization in 2004 and is active in national politics, serving on the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

John serves as the co-Chairman of the Illinois Branch for the Coalition for Modernization and Protection of America's Social Security System and as Chairman of the Midwest coalition for Tax Reform and Economic Growth.