Shuffling of Candidates In and Out of the Governor's Race

Since Patty Judge's (D) withdrawal from the Governor's race Republican candidate Bob Vander Plaats has also withdrawn. Vander Plaats (R) has teamed up as a ticket with conservative Congressman Jim Nussle (R) as his Lt. Governor if they win the primary election. Also still in the race are: Mike Blouin (D) who has teamed up with Andrea McGuire (D) as a ticket, Mark Yackle (D), Chet Culver (D) whose ticket mate is Patty Judge, Sal Mohamed (D), and a late entry for the Libertarian Party is Christy Welty. As reported on www.Politics1.com Christy Welty is a recurrent candidate.

I think with the recent changes that the Republican Party is in a better position than theDemocratic Party since it now has only one candidate to back. I also feel that Patty Judge was correct in asking her fellow Democratic candidates to withdrawal their names from the race so that the party could rally behind one or two strong candidates instead of fighting over their democratic constituents votes. I think those candidates would be Blouin and Culver, being that they faired better in raising campaign funds. There is still plenty of time, three months, until the primary so at this point things can change at any moment. I think that the weaker candidates, Sal Mohamed, Mark Yackle, and Christy Welty are admirable for thier efforts, their positions on the issues at hand, for trying to make a difference in thier communities and state, and for them doing their civic duty by participating in the democratic process. However, with politics the way it is today, more often than not, the one with the most millions wins. This trend makes it much harder for those candidates who are not independantly wealthy to win. Unfortunately however, the best candidate for the job may not be the one who can afford the extra "face time" meaning television and internet advertisements. Let's hope the voters chose carefully at the polls.