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15,241 Votes for Freedom

Without new ideas during times of peril, societies stagnate and often decline. During the collapse of the Roman empire, the time intervals between emperors shrank and shrank without change to the underlying corruption until its collapse. The elections of 2008 with the Democrats’ theme of “Change!” and 2010 GOP theme of, well, “We’re not Democrats” [...]

Vote!!

Please vote tomorrow!! The polls are open from 7 am – 8 pm, and you can look up your voting location here online or on your voter registration card. Vote early as this will influence voters later on in the day. If you have yard signs at your residence, feel free to plant them at [...]

The Economy in Pictures

“Truth persists and illuminates, even if there is no one to utter it.“ Government is not the solution; rather, it is causing the problems. The below slides (view at Scribd) highlight the economic situation, updated from August and May presentation. I’ve written about the solutions to the unemployment problem, the deficit, Social Security, and the [...]

PRESS RELEASE – Towne Asks Republocrats to Stop Using Veterans as Political Pawns

“Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them, must share the guilt for the dead... Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living.” - Five-Star [...]

Express-Times – “Mr. Towne Should Go to Washington”

I am very honored and humbled to have received the endorsement of the Express-Times, a major local newspaper in the 15th congressional district, this morning. Under a headline, “Mr. Towne Should Go to Washington” the Express chose to endorse my candidacy rather than Republocrats Mr. Dent and Mr. Callahan after my clear victory at the [...]

Upcoming Events – Poll Material Pickup in Coopersburg, Rally to Restore Sanity in Easton

“The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting a different result.” – Einstein “The definition of insanity is voting for Republocrats and not expecting more tyranny, war, and debt.” – Towne Check out the complete footage and clips from the State Theatre Debate in Easton on Monday, it was a clear victory [...]

Debate at the State – Towne Claims Victory

Independent congressional candidate Jake Towne claimed a clear victory at the “Debate at the State” – held and co-sponsored by Easton’s historic and beautiful State Theatre. The Express Times was the main sponsor, and is commended by the campaign for its commitment to hear all candidates. When Towne challenged Mr. Dent on the constitutionality of [...]

Winning the Live Chats and Upcoming Events!!

While my Republocrat opponents, Mr. Dent and Mr. Callahan, had enough time to shun six debates locally, they did have enough time to spare for a 1 hour live chat sponsored by the Morning Call. You can read my transcript here, Mr. Dent’s here, and Mr. Callahan’s here. Local columnist Bill White wrote that I [...]

Upcoming Events and Republocrats Shun Debates

Jake will have an online chat at noon today with the Morning Call. (It’s over, view the transcript here.) He will also be talking to the East Penn Taxpayer’s Association tonight at 7:30 pm in Emmaus, details below. Independent congressional candidate Jake Towne has had a tough time locating opponents Mr. Charlie Dent and Mr. [...]

Jake Towne Challenges Republocrats to Pay for their own Healthcare

At the WFMZ-TV debate last Tuesday, independent congressional candidate Jake Towne challenged both Mr. Dent and Mr. Callahan to take some kind of paycut, not enlist in the pension plan and pay for their own healthcare. With all the job losses and paycuts in the private sector, the least either of these career politicians could [...]