My wife and I attended the Chippewa Valley Candidates Forum last night in Eau Claire. The forum was intended to be particularly focused on issues affecting women.

Although I suppose we are somewhat biased, we both felt that the Democratic candidates made their points much better than the Republicans, and that their opinions were much more carefully thought out. Every time one of the Democratic candidates made a point, the challenging Republican candidate had very little to say. I'd say that in general the Democratic candidates were much more supportive of women's issues. Health Care was the big topic of the evening's discussions, and although the Democrats had many good ideas on improving health care delivery in the state, none of the Republican candidates offered any constructive ideas at all.

I'm including the photographs of the candidates at the forum so you can see for yourself. Click on Read More to see the pictures ----

Democrats:

Mike TurnerPat KreitlowJeff Smith

Republicans:

Terry MoultonRon BrownRob KreibichDave Zien