COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Hair Consultant candidate Alissa Rusk 'dropped the gloves' in her campaign today when she criticized her opponent Martha for being a "brown noser" who is "kissing up to everyone to get their votes."

"I love Martha, but you can tell that she's being way too nice on the Friendship Board so people will vote for her." stated Alissa.

Along with calling Martha a brown noser, Alissa also voiced her disapproval of Martha's campaign attack on Christian Stewart, in which she publicly mocked his "ugly hairdo."

"That wasn't right either. Maybe I should start making fun of her name, which should have two S's. Oh Mareeeeeeeeeeesa!" exclaimed Alissa.

"Martha is cute, but it is a little sickening (and) nauseating seeing that big smile all the time. It's like she's in that annoying politician mode, kind of like Al Gore." wrote LadyBugEyes, an anonymous woman in the chat room last night.

Campaign Goes Negative; Alissa Says She's the "Nice Candidate"

Although all three Hair Consultant candidates are regular visitors to this web site and appear to be friends based on their messages on the Friendship Board, the tone of the campaign has recently turned negative. On top of Martha's attacks on Christian, passionate arguments have developed on whether the ColoradoGuy.com press was unfairly critical of Christian Stewart's failure to submit his answers in the voter guide last week.

Some viewers, like Denise Symes of Woodland Park, Colorado, are so fed up with the candidates' bickering that she is staging a boycott of the election and is urging Internet visitors to refrain from voting. While a small handful appear interested in the boycott, Steve "ColoradoGuy" Garufi has insisted that the election will go as planned from April 17-20.

"I think I was spurred to go ahead and "do the deed" when I saw (the voter guide's explanation) about Christian not replying to his questionaire ... Did he mention that Christian just had a baby? (Well, his wife had the baby, physically.) Of course not! It's so like Steve to twist people's words and intentions." wrote Denise.

"Oh no! I gotta chime in here. I gave all the candidates two weeks to fill out that questionnaire. They also received reminders to hand it back in. It is not MY problem or anyone else's that Christian was too irresonsible to complete the voter guide questions. Alissa and Martha did their part, but Christian procrastinated. No lame excuses! End of discussion!" argued Steve Garufi, who administered the voter guide.

"The last thing I want to say is, if you're looking to vote for someone who's nice, then vote for me. I am YOUR candidate and may I remind everyone that I am the only candidate who lives in Colorado and will be visiting Steve often this summer." stated Alissa.

The position of Hair Consultant was created in 1998 by Steve himself, so that he would have someone to encourage him and offer practical advice in to helping him grow his naturally curly hair really long. Since then, ten people have served in the position, and upon the creation of this web site in 2000, the Hair Consultant position has grown in popularity and became highly politicized when elections through the increased in media scrutiny.

NOTE: Just a reminder, voting will be from April 17-20. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for details! :)