| | Fishin Guy said "| | TheQuietOne said "I share your sentiments, as well as the sentiments of others in this discussion.
There are 2 candidates for councillor in my ward and with the election 2 days away I have yet to receive any flyers from either, haven't had door to door campaigning from either (and I'm home a LOT)- heck, I haven't even seen any signs for either. At this rate I don't want to give either my vote- if they're this lazy during the campaign, it doesn't seem like they're seriously interested in doing any real work.
And as far as trustees go, I just today got my first flyer in the mail from one of the candidates (thank you Kevin Sumner for being the only trustee candidate to do that in the area directly around the school division office!)
At this point as much as I feel that its important for everyone to do their civic duty and vote, I'd like to just decline my ballot because aside from the one mentioned above, none of the candidates on the ballot for Wednesday has given me any reason to votw for them, and it would be irresponsible for me to vote by "eeny meeny miney mo".
Definitely the most yawn-inducing municipal election I've seen in all my years of voting " |
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How much would you pay for a chance to do a job that would earn you less than $20,000 per year? That is basically what you are doing for a job. Sure for a politician you can ask for donations. I got a insert for school trustee, how do I know it wasn't printed at the school? With social media there isn't a huge need to go door to door anymore. I know I could care less for the person that came to my door. If they paid for out of pocket advertising such as signs, pamphlets that just get tossed out, you would be probably in the thousands. I have seen write ups in the paper, online, etc. Have there not been open meetings that you can attend and did you attend? " |
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I wouldn't pay for that job- which is why I didn't put my name in the ring. But if someone wants my vote because they DO want that job, they should at least be willing to do something to prove that they would be good in the position. All that a door to door campaign costs is time and maybe a bit of money for gas.
As far as social media is concerned, thats really an irrelevant form of campaigning in a municipal election. My social media profiles are hidden, and even if they weren't, how would a candidate use social media to reach out to those in their ward? All they can do is reach out to friends and family and hope that friends and family do the leg work for them by sharing posts to get the info to people who live in the right areas.
As far as meetings to attend- no, I actually have not been able to attend any due to prior commitments that I could not reschedule- that and work isn't really keen on giving me time off just to attend a debate. And I don't subscribe to the Brandon Sun. Yes I've done my research online as best I can, but I stand by my statement that if a candidate wants my vote, I need to see that my tax dollars that contribute to their salaries are going to be put to better use than someone who's just going to attend a meeting and blow smoke once in awhile. The salary may be low but the responsibility is high and so I do strongly believe the position should be earned through more than what amounts to a coin toss.
I do intend to attend the meeting this evening to meet the candidates for my ward and ask them why they think they deserve my vote when they haven't done anything to try and get it. Whoever has the best answer will get my vote.