Uninformed voter here...
To the editor,
Recent Page 2 Opinion articles bemoaned the “poisoning of our election process” and “tearing down of every candidate” in media and mail promotions. Republican Chair Rick Staples opined that in the past everybody “played nice” but now we’re getting “external influences.” Wow, do ya think?
Looking over the GOP primary slate, I knew the backgrounds of only two, maybe three, of the candidates. Although I wouldn’t miss voting, I’m not going to pull up voting records and bios of every single candidate.
So yes, I’m not an “informed voter.” And I did appreciate receiving mailers, one of which promoted a group of candidates. By seeing the ones I knew about and liked on the group list, I felt I could vote for the others I didn’t know—it was certainly better than nothing.
I’d like to know about all our candidates, including those on our upcoming Collinsville City Council election (early voting starts April 22). But we need all the help we can get to make it easier.
Marilyn Stokes
Collinsville Resident