Why are you a Democrat?

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. I am betting *you have voted for a republican*

at some point in your life, but there is a chance you did not realize it. I know I have, in a few cases there was nobody else on the ballot to be honest. So it was Republican or Republican.

These are not the top tier "partisan" offices, but the non partisan ones. Judges, Boards of Education, and at times County Sheriff.

As to your question. I am an independent first because elected Federal Democrats at times have turned on the values I believe in. These days I am a reporter, so as one I cannot be partisan in any way, shape or form, which tells you why I can tell you with absolute certainty that if you have ever cast a vote for a Board of Education, a judgeship or a County Sheriff, there are very good chances you have voted for a Republican.

Yup, one of my beats is local politics.

And a few of those people are actually good eggs, and they are not evil, they do put their service above all to the people. Yup, there are scoundrels also elected at lower offices, who should not be, in any way, shape or form, in government. Unfortunately, it seems to be the current pattern, the good eggs tend to stay happy serving at lower levels, while the scoundrels (on both sides to be fair), move up the ladder.

Oh and you want to reform the party? Start paying close attention to what I call the farm.. farm team Many politicians on both sides actually start getting their chops at the often ignored local Board of Education. The Rs figured this in the 1990s, why they targeted school boards and judgeships, we have yet to learn that.