Door knocking back in style for presidential hopeful

CD PRESIDENTIAL candidate José Domingo Arias is using a campaign technique that has been almost forgotten in Panama … knocking on doors.

The scandals that continue to afflict the government and allegations filed by the political opposition seemed to have no effect on him on and he has kept a low profile since winning the primary in May says La Prensa,

"The country and people know who I am," he said. "They know I am devoted to my work."
According to Arias, allegations of wiretaps filed by the opposition lack evidence, and even members of the PRD have suggested the recordings were made by other members of the party.
"Whenever someone wants to make an issue political, they file a complaint, even if it isn't justified" he said. "I have never used this practice and these allegations lack evidence."
He was referring to the letter sent by the PRD to four countries about the alleged illegal wiretaps that recorded opposition leaders.
Arias said that the PRD "can do as a party what they want. But from my point of view these allegations have no feet or head. But whatever they want to do to promote their candidate or party is their problem, not my problem."
He noted that there has already been four complaints on electoral issues filed by the opposition, but they have been dismissed due to lack of evidence.
Arias said that while he has kept a low profile recently, it doesn't mean that he has stopped working.
"I'm looking for votes for 2014, I'm working, I'm busy and I will continue that way," since winning the primary in May. "If knocking on doors means disappearing, then I'll be gone for a while because that is what I am doing."