Man Against Machine

What do you do when one candidate is being promoted as a candidate for the big developer machine, part of a slate of candidates, and your candidate is on the other side, fighting for the little guy?
Here are some thoughts.
When rich-secret-out-of-state-developers spend thousands of dollars for your opponent, you have to ask voters some questions:
"What are rich-out-of-state-developers secretly pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into a secret 527 PAC getting in return for their money?"
"Who are these anonymous-rich-out-of-state-developers, where is the secret list of the donors and the amount of money they spent to buy our city government?"
"If the law doesn't require identifying this secret list of rich-out-of-state-developers and how much they spent---the law must be changed to let the citizens know who is trying to buy this election."
SAMPLE News Release for Campaign----
"I am demanding that the secret list of out-of-state donors and come clean with the voters of (our town) and what the candidates benefiting from this money have promised for the hundreds of thousands of dollars the secret special interest group poured into this campaign," (candidate) said.
"If the law doesn't require and demand that these donations be reported and open to public inspection before the election, then the laws must be changed at the local, state or federal level to require this information be available," (candidate) demanded.
"There is a difference between being pro-development and pro-developer. Everyone in this campaign supports planned and reasonable growth where everyone enjoys the ability to present their case to a mayor and city council who will listen. But if a chosen few are supported with hundreds of thousands of dollars from secret special interest developers, the perception to the public is they have been bought and paid for," (candidate) said.
"The current perception is that the mayor and council are merely a rubber stamp for developers and the concerns and questions of the public---who have property rights too--- should be listened to and reasoned with. There are those campaigning for office who have pledged to listen to the citizens and developers for what's in the best interest of everyone. Regardless of how much money a citizen or a developer has or donates to a campaign, my pledge is to be supportive of common-sense development and to listen and understand every citizen's concerns. There is a difference between being pro-development and pro-developer," (candidate) said.
"I am pledging that all property owners, residential and commercial, will have their concerns heard, listened to and represented fairly at the zoning commission and at city council. I also pledge to be pro-development when it is good for the all the community, not just good for a developer," (candidate) said.
"This 'secret group' of special interests supporting a slate of candidates is a sad commentary about local politics. I want to know who makes up this secret group and what they think they are getting for hundreds of thousands of dollars. These secret donors and anonymous tactics that appear to buy the election will backfire because (Your City) isn't for sale anymore to the highest bidder," (candidate) said.