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Tuesday, August 05, 2014

November Elections - Wicomico County

Election time is rapidly approaching. Soon the voters will be making a decision on the direction they want the county to go for the next four years (or as in circuit court judge for the next fifteen years). If voters feel that the county is in great shape with good revenue streams, plenty of jobs, good services with roads in great shape and the county department heads are spending the taxpayers dollars wisely then they should vote to keep the current group of county officials in office. If they feel that the county is in the opposite position then perhaps the voters should vote for changes in leadership positions.

 One problem facing voters is finding out accurate information about the candidates so that they can make an informed decision. Now here I just want to say that there are those voters who really don't care about informed decisions. Yeah, you know who they are. "The Daffy Duckers". These are the people who would vote for Daffy Duck if he was a Democrat, Republican, Independent etc. Wouldn't it be  much better if people could get above Daffy and vote on issues, records and what the candidate plans on doing to improve the economic conditions for the county?

There are a few ways that voters can find out information about candidates. One is to go to their website  if they have one. Some are interactive and you can ask questions and get answers. You can carefully read the handouts that come in the mail or are handed out by their supporters. Go to "Meets and Greets" and talk with them personally. Invite then to your local party meetings and Central Committee meetings. One of my favorite ways to find out information is through public debates. This is where the candidate and their opponent face each other in a open forum and answer questions from the public. This is a really good way to compare and contrast  the candidates. It would be great to have three or four of these forums before voting day. They could be sponsored by PAC-14, SU, NAACP or Wor-Wic. I'm sure all the candidates would be more than willing to do this not only to get their platform out but get it out for FREE. What a great deal for voters and candidates. So what say you candidates, are you willing to do this for the voters? The voters are waiting for your answer!
John Palmer, Delmar, Md.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good letter except about the debates. I'm not big on debates. Too controlled. I think the best way to get info and positions is to ask on social media like Facebook. This way the question is out in the public eye as well as the answer. I would suggest that voters do this. Don't let Facebook be a propaganda tool for the candidate used only to their advantage. Ask the hard questions and demand answers posted publically.
One candidate is famous for saying "call me I don't do email." Don't let these candidates fool you. They don't want to put things in writing.

Anonymous said...


Vote Republican. These are the most qualified candidates for Wicomico County
Wicomico County Executive
Bob Culver

Wicomico County Council
John Cannon
Matt Holloway
Marc Kilmer
Larry Dodd
Joe Holloway

Anonymous said...

How about a debate (and even a test) for the judge candidates!!!

Anonymous said...

Is John Palmer affiliated with Wicomico County,or is he a county employee?

Anonymous said...

I think it's very important that we make sure Larry Dodd and Marc Kilmer are elected to their seats in Disteict 3 and District 2. We need to maintain the Republicans in those Districts.

Anonymous said...

I went and watched Judge Sarbanes in action in the courtroom. I was inclined to cast my vote for him until then. I left convinced that he is part of the problem and will vote for M J Caldwell.