October 21, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SENATE CANDIDATE ANDREW IAN DODGE ON SCOTT DAMBOISES REACTION TO DEBATE CHALLENGE
Mr. Scott D'Amboise, declared candidate for Olympia Snowe's Senate seat in the 2012 election, consistently claims that his character and political beliefs (as a principled conservative) are above reproach. Yet he refuses to not only debate with his competition, but to even admit the cowardice of not doing so. To date, in this Senate contest (Mr D'Amboise lost heavily in his last attempt to win against Congressman Mike Michaud), Mr. D'Amboise has proven to be significantly more at ease stating theories he cannot prove about the President's religion or Senator Snowe's business associations. The Andrew Ian Dodge campaign has formally invited Mr. D'Amboise to debate in public and explain his beliefs and ideals to his fellow conservatives in an open forum, but this he refuses to even consider (as has also been the case with Senator Olympia Snowe). Mr D'Amboise's refusal to debate is not respectful to the people of Maine and suggests that he is no longer credible to be taken seriously. We believe that standing for election as a state Senator requires not just character and qualifications (neither of which Mr. D'Amboise has yet demonstrated), but the courage to put these to the test. How can a true Maine candidate believe otherwise and still challenge Senator Snowe? ENDS For more information: Contact: press@dodgeforsenate.com Telephone: 207 607 3299 Andrew Ian Dodge biography: http://www.dodgeforsenate.com/bio/ Website: http://dodgeforsenate.com