General Discussion

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They're Ds by registration, but not by voting.

In the local elections, I don't think voters really care about a candidate's part affiliation, they look at how well these officials will meet their needs and how their decisions affect the quality of your daily life. Where I live, the last election for county commissioners was the first truly partisan one and the Rs gained the majority. (Our rules are that at least 1 commissioner be from the "losing" party, so it 2D/1R or 2R/1D, the current configuration.) It's pretty much been a disaster since one of the Rs is a complete political novice and has even managed to alieniate the other R commissioner who's now working more closely with the D. Even though my county increasingly has been voting in Rs at the local/state/federal level, imho this commissioner won't be relected next elections simply because of being a roadblock to effective county government.

I think Lamb gets that voters don't hate government; they want government to work as efficiently and effectively as possible for the benefit of all. He's got another ad out that speaks to this idea. It's effective.