Back to Saint Mark’s House of Civic Values
Got my sample ballot last week for our Special Primary Election to replace our recently incarcerated ex-Congressman, Duke Cunningham. So how do you replace the most corrupt congressman ever caught? Eighteen candidates in a free-for-all. Fourteen Republicans, two Democrats, one Libertarian and one Independent fighting for a job where if the winner can go two years without getting indicted the term will be seen as a success.
Most don’t seem to have websites, and I can’t even get information on a couple of their platforms by Googling. Lots of names crossed out for not even running an internet-competent campaign. Most of the rest all seem to be running on a combination of forcing their family’s values on everyone else, posturing on illegal immigration, and touting their conviction-free records. There may be an exception or two to the mix, but regardless, I’ll vote for one of them on the 11th. Yay democracy!
