University Daily Kansan
Paid Political Advertisement
Wednesday, November 1, 1978
Make History
On November 7, your vote for Nancy Kassebaum as Kansas' new United States Senator will be a vote heard 'round the world. You will help elect the only woman ever to reach the Senate without first having been appointed to the House or Senate. More importantly, she will be the only woman in the Senate for at least the next two years. A Kansas woman who will bring national attention to Kansas views.
That's a social statement of some importance. When Senator Margaret Chase Smith served the people of Maine, the nation's eyes focused on the concerns and thoughts of her state. Now it's Kansas' turn for prominence and strong leadership from Nancy Landon Kassebaum.
Her candidacy is considerably more encompassing than the factor of gender. Nancy is an independent individual of great integrity, vision and potential. Compare her to politics as usual.
She believes special interests cause us to lose sight of the common interest. "No group should have undue influence simply because of its monetary clout on politics” Nancy said when she restricted Political Action Committee contributions to her campaign to the same maximum amount an individual can give. Such a ceiling on contributions ($1,000) is very unique. This year, only two other office seekers out of the hundreds running have restricted their campaign's contributions.
Nancy believes Americans are weary and distrustful of office seekers trying to be all things to all people.
"Elected officials can't be all things to all people. We shouldn't trust those who try," Nancy concludes.
The solution?
"The time has come to exert a strength of purpose and provide necessary political leadership above and beyond the business of running for office," Nancy says. "Politicians who legislate with one eye on the next election and the other eye on the latest public opinion poll are too commonplace. Voters must, in the end, decide if they want the kind of government and country that is engendered by professional politics."
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
United States Senate
Paid for by Kansans for Kassebaum, Lee Thompson, Treasurer