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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was tried (Floreen) in the last election. Too many peopel blindly vote for the "(D)" person without even reading the name.

Even a super-moderate Republicn doesn't stand a chance.

The best long-term solution is open primaries. Youd' then end up with 2 D's in the general and at least one would be relatively normal.[/quote]
Floreen was late to the ballot and didn’t have the funding and organization that Riemer does. [/quote]

Floreen's PAC was funded better than Elrich's PAC as I recall. She was late to the race, but her numbers were pretty low regardless.[/quote]
Riemer is a different candidate with a different brand. He inspires a lot of people and has developed a following. He has the opportunity to really do this. The question is whether he’s committed enough. [/quote]

I already have very little respect for Riemer. I’d have even less if he did this. His negativity and misguided views certainly aren’t inspiring. [/quote]
There are a lot of people in this county that like and support Riemer and I hope he’s drafted to run in the general. He will be a formidable candidate and will likely win. 
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When he signed up for the primary, he took a pledge not to run as an independent or third-party candidate in the general. I know his word isn’t worth much, but he would have even less appeal in the general than Floreen did. [/quote]
The future of this county is more important than any party. Those sorts of pledges are meaningless anyway. I sincerely hope that he does it. [/quote]

If you can’t honor a pledge, what else won’t you honor? If Riemer loses tomorrow, it’s time for him to fade away. What you consider “meaningless” would be a HUGE red flag about his character. I want a county exec I can trust, not one who picks and chooses when to honor his commitments.

Unfortunately, I can see him doing it.[/quote]
I hope he does do it and all of his supporters should be encouraging him to do so. [/quote]

You are comfortable with a candidate going back on his word? You don’t see that as a major character flaw?

I’ve already written Riemer off as self-serving and untrustworthy. That’s why I wrote above that I can see him doing it. How would you feel if another candidate made the choice not to honor that pledge? Would you be equally okay with Blair doing it, for example? Would you give him the same “it’s not a big deal to go back on your word” as you do Riemer?

Integrity matters to me. It’s what I expect of elected officials.[/quote]

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