PRT Promoter David Gow Insists on Misrepresenting Congressional Candidate's Position on PRT

As I reported in this post, David Gow, who manages several PRT websites, PRT blogs etc. continues to claim that Congressional candidate Marcy Winograd supports PRT.

I have re-checked by email with the candidate and I can affirm again that Marcy Winograd does not support PRT.

Dear Ken,

I removed all references or recommendations for the PRT from my blog posts after learning more about the PRT as a boondoggle that wasted taxpayer money. Initially, I was excited about it as evidence that aerospace can move beyond weapons manufacturing into rapid transit, but after realizing that the PRT was an inefficient investment and waste of taxpayer money, I deleted all references to it from my postings.

Thank you,

Marcy Winograd

PRT promoters are misrepresenting the facts in support of a project that would cost taxpayers many millions of dollars... and that is a very serious matter.

PRT Promoter David Gow Spreads More Misinformation

PRT promoter David Gow claims Marcy Winograd supports PRT

Marcy Winograd does NOT support PRT... I have an email from Marcy Winograd that says so.

UPDATE: I have received another email from Marcy Winograd that affirms that she does not support PRT.



For the record - over thirty years, the Minnesota Legislature dinked around with PRT. In recent years, PRT lost the support of most DFLers, but support remains among a shrinking residue of anti-transit, right-wing extremists in the MN GOP.

Here's a list of representatives who voted for one of Rep. Mark Olson's PRT amendments voted down 26 to 107 on April 12, 2006:

Anderson, B.
Bradley
Buesgens
Demmer
Eastlund
Emmer
Erickson
Hackbarth
Heidgerken
Holberg
Hosch (DFL)
Knoblach
Krinkie
Marquart (DFL)
Nelson, P.
Nornes
Olson
Ozment
Smith
Soderstrom
Sykora
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wardlow
Westrom
Wilkin

Who supports PRT?

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