Otis: Why Partisanship In City Races?

Otis G Experience: A couple weeks ago, I got some campaign literature from a guy running in Post Falls. His card really said nothing about where he stands on anything, but focused on the fact that he’s a gun-toting elk hunter. Essentially, “Vote for me, because I’m a Republican”. And because of that, people will vote for him… knowing nothing else about him. Now, Mike Kennedy’s website really makes no mention of his political leanings, and mostly just talks about what he’s done and what he hopes to do. Which is how I think it should be.

Question (from Otis G): Local issues are typically not hard-hitting “left vs. right” items. If that’s the case, why do we still make such a big deal about whether local politicians are Republican or Democrat?