Election

A system that offers voters limited electoral choice has the potential to undermine democracy. When candidates don’t face primary opponents or general election challengers, it is harder to hold them accountable to the will of voters. The lack of political competition can have broader implications: when compromise becomes scarce, governance suffers.

Members’ Breakfast: “He-Said, She-Said: PACs, Political Ads & Election 2012? featuring national political strategists Linda Moore Forbes and Steve Grand.

Here we sit on election eve.  Before us are decisions not only for Governor and Treasurer, but also questions about reducing the sales tax and others.  Our discussions to date – though many, varied and at times heated – have been general...