Fewer Candidates For Mahoning County Commissioner

[jay]

I know a few people who would like to run for office as an independent candidate.  The method of getting on the ballot as an independent is daunting.

[irishbobcat]

Really sad to see how party politics removes the public from really having a voice
and say in the process.

Sad to see that a few hundred party committee folks through their endorsements eventually force
candidates out of the race for the sake of "party unity."

Instead of the general public having the say in a primary, it is the movers and shakers of the party
who eventually calls the shots.

I guess this is what a democracy looks like in Mahoning County.

[jay]

The field in the Democratic primary race just got a little smaller.

Both Stocker and McNally have dropped out.