Posted by
Brian Peters on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:20:35 PM
Today, results for 'District 3' for a vacant State House seat were released. Two new-comers were the winners for each party. The Republican has political experience in being a city councilman, the Democrat(ic) nominee is an honorably retired Navy Chief Petty Officer, on her second bid to win the seat.
Now here's the interesting part dear reader. Both winners raised the least amount of money and invested the least amount of their own money, due to I'm just guessing here, political insiders contributions to the other candidates, one of them a 'Scarborough', the other a long time prior State Congressman and County Commissioner, the other a favorite of a political lobby group, that's on the Republican side. The Dem's, the politicians favorite was not the people's favorite. Also I imagine personal financial situations differed much with each candidate.
Also, a very astute lady called into the local talk show and pointed out what each radio advertisement meant to her. She was right on in her assessments. She pointed out hypocrisy, double standards, down right lies.
What I took away from this election, that I was only a viewer, it was not in my district, is that, susbstance matters with voters! Voters were actually looking at the person this time since they were not overwhelmed by drive-by media hype. They had time to focus on the candidates. So I'm thinking that this early run to 2008 will actually be good for the country since America will have time to absorb the candidates and see the hidden flaws of those who hide from the people once they have to actually step out on stage.
It did me good to see that for once in today's America, money didn't talk, the people did. That should be a fair warning to all who think money can buy off Americans. Our backs are to the wall now with the war, with taxes, with dirty politicians. Substance matters this time.