[Congressman Billybob]

Like all of my recent articles, this deals with elections, but not specifically my election. I hope that some of you will take up this challenge.

John / Billybob

[RipSawyer]

Garland Hogshed???

[NormsRevenge]

yur lucky they have a primary there, here we don't even get a chance to pick a Gub GOP candidate the old fashioned way altho we still hold one for most other offices in early June, we just get a lib shoved down our throat.

as to Adam's cat, I didn't know he had one. ;-)

as to early primaries, I agree with your sentiments, most folks are too busy living their lives and not likely to get too caught up in how and who they are going to be governed by.

Maybe they ought stop calling 'em incumbents and just call most of them what they are,, nincompoops.

[ol' hoghead]

a very early primary, May 2nd.

Texas had its' primary on March 7 and the runoff on April 11.

ol' hoghead

[LNewman]

I enjoyed this J/BB. I have close voter-type relations in NC and whether they agree with me (sluggish thus far) or no remains to be seen. However, should So Cal's illegal hordes get the "go ahead" from the DC sovereignty-challenged box of crayons (far and away and on the other side of the way tall Rockies) we call our legislators, all bets are off. You'd think we were all still travelling by conestoga out in these parts.

I like your challenge though. I believe the current domestic atmosphere will bring to the fore some natural born leaders.

[knarf]

Pahd'n, suh ...
is it Hog shed ... or Hogs' hed.

[John Geyer]

Garland Hogsed Jr. Democrat, not the incumbent. President of the Warne, NC Community Club.

[Alia]

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[F.J. Mitchell]

"Garland Hogshed?" Sounds like a character invented by Al Capp. If he is anywhere close to being as patriotic as Lil' Abner, we need him running for President instead of Commissioner.

"Hogshed" Just the guy we need to deal with those pork shunning, Muslim terrorists.

LOL! You wouldn't believe what spell check did with Hogshed.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

BTTT

[George Smiley]

WEll, you *were* wondering what he's been up to.

[JulieRNR21]

May 5 is early but I think Florida's on Sept. 5 is later than I like.

The primary race has been going on here since Christmas when the locals started to annouce their candidacy.

Good luck on May 2......we need people like you in Congress!

[JoeFromSidney]

Ohio also has a May 2nd primary (I voted absentee last week, since I"ll be out of town on Primary Day). However, this is a late primary. In some years we have a primary in March.

The advice to think carefully about local candidates is a good one. In many cases, they are the ones who move up to higher offices later.

Not always, of course. In this Congressional district, one of the candidates has gone the "local office" route, first as State Rep, then State Senator, and now running for a House of Reps seat that will be vacant. He has several opponents who have never held public office. One of them is fairly wealthy and is outspending the candidate who has "paid his dues" in lower offices. He stands a good chance of winning.