Former governor Juan N. Babauta said he and her running mate Dr. Rita Sablan are focusing on positive things and talking about the issues during their campaign for the Nov. 6 general election. <\/p>\n
In an interview early this week, Babauta said their team is working hard as he noted that every poll is a different election in the CNMI. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to stay focus on our campaign. We want to stay positive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Babauta and Sablan are running as independents for governor and lieutenant governor. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think that a lot of things are going on right now with respect to the campaign. We are seeing growing number of negativity,\u201d the former governor said.<\/p>\n
Babauta said they want to make sure that they stay positive and talk about the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to talk about the now and the future, where we\u2019re going from here for the better Commonwealth. That\u2019s we\u2019re all about,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Babauta and Sablan are looking into filing their candidacies on Tuesday, July 31. <\/p>\n
Delegate Gregorio Kilili Sablan (Ind-MP) has expressed his support to the candidacies of Babauta and Sablan. Independent candidates and the Democratic Party are also supporting the Babauta-Sablan team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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