Tuesday is election day. Get out and vote!
Posted by Proud Citizen at 3/3/2008 3:03 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
I hope everyone realizes that tomorrow is the day to vote in the primary election.
This year's elections are the most important in recent memory, local and national.
Everyone, no matter their party, should vote.
I think my views on certain candidates are well known, but I want to urge people to vote their conscience, not how the party officials are telling them to vote.
My predictions on the local races?
Only a couple.
Sheriff Betterton will be the Democratic candidate. While I think he has done a good job overall, his record with the management of the jail and the way it has benefited the county will earn him the nod and two thumbs up. I would like to congratulate his opponent for a clean campaign. He is an honorable man.
No predictions on the Constable races. Too many good candidates and they have also conducted themselves in a manner that reflects well on all the candidates.
I predict that Comm. Crittenden's race will be much closer than originally thought. If the full story on the recent fiasco was known, I would be predicting his defeat by a large margin. As it is, if he does make it through the primary it will not be by a large margin.
Comm. Crabtree will retain his place as the Republican candidate despite the efforts of the "Conspiracy Committee" to defeat him.
Finally, I predict that there will be at least one lawsuit brought as a result of the Republican primary elections not being in compliance with U.S. law and possibly because of irregularities in the hand counting of ballots.
Hopefully I will be wrong about the lawsuit, but if it is brought maybe it will be the last one for a while.
This year's elections are the most important in recent memory, local and national.
Everyone, no matter their party, should vote.
I think my views on certain candidates are well known, but I want to urge people to vote their conscience, not how the party officials are telling them to vote.
My predictions on the local races?
Only a couple.
Sheriff Betterton will be the Democratic candidate. While I think he has done a good job overall, his record with the management of the jail and the way it has benefited the county will earn him the nod and two thumbs up. I would like to congratulate his opponent for a clean campaign. He is an honorable man.
No predictions on the Constable races. Too many good candidates and they have also conducted themselves in a manner that reflects well on all the candidates.
I predict that Comm. Crittenden's race will be much closer than originally thought. If the full story on the recent fiasco was known, I would be predicting his defeat by a large margin. As it is, if he does make it through the primary it will not be by a large margin.
Comm. Crabtree will retain his place as the Republican candidate despite the efforts of the "Conspiracy Committee" to defeat him.
Finally, I predict that there will be at least one lawsuit brought as a result of the Republican primary elections not being in compliance with U.S. law and possibly because of irregularities in the hand counting of ballots.
Hopefully I will be wrong about the lawsuit, but if it is brought maybe it will be the last one for a while.
thanks for the kind words you have said about me and the vote of confidence it is always good to hear words of encouragement. I will do my best to make Upshur County and the Republican Party proud,united,and optimistic with a emphasis on optimistic.
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