10 results for ""the dayton process""

Centralized defranchisement

Nov 3 2009, DAVID ESRATI 9440 votes. City of Dayton commission race. July 13 2010 David Esrati 958 votes Democratic special primary, OH-3 add in 50 votes in part of Warren County, no results available in Highland County, and 28 votes in Clinton County with ZERO results on the Secretary of State page and you Read More

The costs of campaigns

I’ll let you in on a little secret, the real reason we don’t have campaign finance reform is not because the politicians like raising money and figuring out ways to effectively win elections. It’s because there is a huge industry that it supports, and the biggest player is the mass media. Politicians buy TV ads, Read More

Doris Haddock- Hero for Campaign Finance reform, silenced at 100

At age 89, “Granny D” Doris Haddock walked across the country to protest the selling out of our elected officials. With the country now looking to have corporate America buy the next election, she won’t be here to suffer the results. “It just infuriates me!” she said, balling her hands into fists and striking the Read More

On running for office in Dayton

I’ve learned something new every time I’ve run for office- mostly about my flaws. Mind you, it’s not been from the other candidates in the race, but from either the “Political party” faithful or the Dayton Daily News editorial board. I’ve also learned a lot about voters- the gullible folks who accept the lines of Read More

Redrawing the local lines, new precincts and voting locations for Montgomery County

Because our Board of Elections is controlled by the local political parties (the two that the State of Ohio recognizes)- we see all kinds of shenanigans – like the 2-2 ties on party lines every time there is a question of one of their approved candidates- but a 4-0 decision on anyone else (when the Read More

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