As “not-Republicans”, many of us are bewildered and angered by the fact rank and file Republicans support what the Republican Party has become – a belief system of hate, devoid of science. Many people who were party Democrats for many years have adopted the attitude that they will vote for any Democrat in 2020 because the 45 regime is different from everything else, and must be vanquished, but, they are not so sure about the rest of the Democrats because there are Democrats who cannot be trusted to put country above party either. Many of these folks in Pennsylvania would give up their Democratic registration in a heartbeat if open primaries were enacted.

The story I’m about to tell you is a microcosm of that, and before I begin, I need to state that I am part-owner of this blog. Other than that, I am a private citizen. Therefore, I have First Amendment rights to write what I want here so long as I adhere to the Code of Journalistic Ethics to which my partners and I are committed,  and I do not libel anyone.

Here in Chester County, we have local elections this November. These elections are both countywide (County Commissioner, District Attorney, “Row Offices”) and hyperlocal Boards. For those of you who don’t live around here “Row Offices” are jobs that in many places are filled by people who are hired because of their expertise: like Treasurer, Comptroller, Coroner, etc. Here, they are political positions, even though the work should be devoid of politics. For example, the office headed by the elected “Coroner” evaluates human passing, irrespective of political registration, or lack thereof. Continue Reading...