Mark Souder was absent( don't have the name of his stand in) from the community forum held by the Northside Neighborhood Association. Could Souder be thinking like I am thinking that the Fort Wayne Republicans may not be 100% behind him? Or that just maybe that it would be more advantageous for Fort Wayne’s Republicans to have someone who is more vested in Fort Wayne in Washington D.C.? I don’t see Republicans’ giving Souder the same kind of loving and hugging as Dan Quayle!
Would it not advance the land ownership, I mean downtown development, by having Fort Wayne’s Tom Hayhurst to unseat Grabill’s Souder? Besides was it not Souder himself who put his seat and other career republicans’ seats in questions with his term limit pledge. Now, just how many Republicans in Fort Wayne or Allen County would the term limit pledge affect if applied whole heartily to other experienced or senior incumbents? Seniority and experience does not necessarily equal competency.
Now let me talk about the Democrats for a minute. On the one hand, Hayhurst to me appears to take certain Democrat voters' vote for granted. For example, Souder has no problem supporting local candidates, as he recently endorsed Ken Fries. But on the other hand, Hayhurst appears to have distanced himself from the local candidates, his group. Hayhurst’s media campaign does not include many of his peers within the party, yet party loyalty will require them to vote for him. Hmmm, does this not scream taking voters vote for granted?
Having expressed my opinion I must state that I am an independent, meaning I have no loyalty to traditional parties nor do I believe that they represent the people. Both parties have a long history of discrimination and manipulation of the political process. I have been deemed a republican for speaking out against Democrats and republicans are very clear on whom interest they represent in the political process. My vote belongs to me as a citizen, not to a party.
Gabcast! Fort Wayne African-American Independent Woman #3 - Voting
voting as an independent
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