The Morning After
I woke this morning to a deep sadness, even anger. The election results were not good. Jack Walker had lost his bid to become Judge of the Court of Common Pleas by 809 votes. 40,000 Beaver County voters had gone to the polls. There had been much hope and even cautious confidence that Jack would win. Everyone knew that there were obstacles to overcome, none greater than the blind party vote tradition that plagues our area. Yesterday such electoral laziness cost Jack 3,500 votes. Yes, I am angry at this archaic system and angry at those who foolishly use it.