Issue 3

Local campaign finance winners and losers

Number one rule in journalism: follow the money. When it comes to politics and who wants to buy your vote: follow the money. When I look to see what I could and should support, I like to look at the money. In Montgomery County it takes a lot of work to do it- mostly because Read More

The Dem slate card is being delivered

Started seeing the Montgomery County Democratic Party slate cards on doorsteps. They call it the “2009 Election Report” and it says “Dayton: Ready for Lift-off.” However, the two issues on it have me wondering what’s wrong with the party and the people who let their name go on this piece of trash. It endorses “Issue Read More

The oligarchy backs the monopoly: local dems like casinos

I’m not sure what just happened, unless the Issue 3 people wrote the locals a check to back their incumbent “Team” of McLin, Whaley and Williams, but breaking ranks with the Governor and Senator Brown is big. The Montgomery County Democratic Party, the people who routinely try to (and succeed at) stop primaries, now want Read More