Looking at Howard County did a nice job with this table of the current campaign war chests of our local politicos. It is readily apparent that our county executive is the big money leader with $303,616.00 bucks in the bank. That should scare off some potential contenders to his reelection bid in 2010.
The next big money playa is Delegate Guy Guzzone with $94,677.00 in cash on hand.
The next big money playa is Delegate Guy Guzzone with $94,677.00 in cash on hand.
Ken’s not sitting on his fundraising laurels either. We just received this invite for a little gathering he’s hosting just after St. Patrick’s Day.At least they are serving drinks.
Campaigning is an expensive process. Our newly elected President proved that money can buy the office. Local politicians know the importance of the almighty dollar in winning votes. If you have the only ad campaign in a locale, I guess your worthy opponents wouldn't stand a chance. Perhaps the election process should be more fair and balanced in funding. Private funding should be changed to public funding. Of course, this is a pipe dream like line item veto to get rid of the pork and term limits to get rid of the incompetent or corrupt politicians. It's a damn shame when the voter and citizen has to worry about protecting themselves from their elected officials.
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Yes, it's too expensive for many. If voters really wanted to reject the purchase of political office, they'd vote third party.
ReplyDeleteBut they don't.
The third party candidates are hardly known due to lack of exposure. Unfortunately, many of them are one issue candidates.
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