Americans are notorious for voting the political party nominees for every same party nominee on their ballots. They are called the down ballot candidates. Most people simply believe that whoever their party has selected is the best person for the job.
The political party message is Don’t think just mark your ballot as we have instructed.
In other words, if you are voting for Donald Trump the right thing to do is vote for every Republican candidate – senators – congress representatives – governors – etc. even if they are not qualified for the job.
The consequence happened in Los Angeles and it is about to happen again.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a Democrat, was the party’s choice over incumbent Jim McDonnell, a Republican. The public elected Villanueva because he has a Hispanic name and he was a Democrat even though he had a checkered past. Shortly after entering the office he reinstated a deputy who had been fired by his predecessor for violating department policies regarding domestic violence and lying. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion Tuesday seeking options for removing Villanueva, who in recent weeks has faced growing calls to step down because of what many describe as his resistance to oversight and transparency.
Jackie Lacey has served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County since December 3, 2012. She is the first woman, and first African-American to serve in that position since it was created in 1850. She is a Democrat. Now another Democrat, George Gascón is challenging her the in the County district attorney race. He has obtained endorsements of the mayor and many council members as well as the Los Angeles Times all because of his claims of being more concerned about the welfare of those charged with a crime. The race is seen as a referendum on what 21st century criminal justice should look like, one that’s been exacerbated after a summer that saw large-scale opposition to the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the shooting of Jacob Blake. Lacey has been faulted by activists for her perceived hesitance to charge police in controversial killings, but Gascón has faced questions about his own record of not filing such charges during his eight years in San Francisco.
After you have read this you are most likely to ignore my plea to think about your choices.
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