A Pass for Pols, No Voice for Voters
2012-03-02 - by
Maybe you think the legislature ought to cut taxes and spending a lot more. Or maybe you don’t like legislators requiring vaginal ultrasounds for women.
Tough – for about 2 in 5 voters.
John Frank of the N&O reported:
“Nearly a quarter of the state legislature won re-election Wednesday without a single ballot being cast. Those lawmakers – 10 senators and 29 House members – didn’t draw a challenger. Excluding Libertarian candidates, the number of lawmakers who won’t face a major party challenge jumps to 71, or 42 percent of the legislature. At the statewide level, Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper was the only official who didn’t attract a competitor.”
In other words, voters in about two in five legislative districts will have no choice this year.
This is what happens when politicians pick their districts and incumbents suck up campaign contributions.
Two questions: Are voters paying attention? And do they care?
The field is wide open for the politician who can awaken the sleeping giant.
Posted in General
A Pass for Pols, No Voice for Voters
2012-03-02/
Maybe you think the legislature ought to cut taxes and spending a lot more. Or maybe you don’t like legislators requiring vaginal ultrasounds for women.
Tough – for about 2 in 5 voters.
John Frank of the N&O reported:
“Nearly a quarter of the state legislature won re-election Wednesday without a single ballot being cast. Those lawmakers – 10 senators and 29 House members – didn’t draw a challenger. Excluding Libertarian candidates, the number of lawmakers who won’t face a major party challenge jumps to 71, or 42 percent of the legislature. At the statewide level, Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper was the only official who didn’t attract a competitor.”
In other words, voters in about two in five legislative districts will have no choice this year.
This is what happens when politicians pick their districts and incumbents suck up campaign contributions.
Two questions: Are voters paying attention? And do they care?
The field is wide open for the politician who can awaken the sleeping giant.
Posted in General