OK, I’ve done my homework.  I supported Mike Lake in the Democratic Primary because I felt he would be the candidate to do the work without closing his eyes to favorite agencies or favorite officials, or ignore wasteful policies that support this or that corporation or other anti-taxpayer type “look the other way” shenanigans.  But he didn’t win.  

I am a registered Democrat, and have been a Democrat my entire adult life.  So I will say that it took some time, thought, and reflection to decide to break with my party and publicly support and promote Jill Stein for Governor.  I am convinced it is the right thing to do. I can  confidently promote her candidacy to others knowing that she is the only candidate looking out for the working middle class in a meaningful way.  

I am not a big fan of Suzanne Bump.  I feel she has too many friends in corporate circles and that she may not always do what’s best for the people of this state.  My concern is that more often than not she will approach government spending with an eye to benefiting corporate interests and corporate profits.  We just don’t need anymore of this in our government.  We already have too much.  Mary Connaughton is not an option for me because I just can’t support the Republican  principles that got us into this economic mess in the first place. Not only that, there are other social issues that the Republicans stand for that are so contrary to my values that my voting for a Republican will simply never happen.