Looking Ahead to the Primaries

The way I see it

Car drivers are familiar with their automobile’s passenger side mirror, a convex reflector that distorts the image in order to provide a larger field of vision. Printed clearly on the mirror is the warning that “objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.”

The same closer-than-they-appear message is true for those of us who have an eye on next year’s critically important elections. Right now, there are people already positioning themselves as potential candidates for local, state and national political offices. In fact, some active, albeit informal, campaigning has already begun, and more will pop up soon.

Of course, the first elections are the primaries, where candidates in each party will vie for a place on their respective ballots. Primary elections determine who will represent each party in the general election. While Democrats and Republicans will hold their primary elections on March 3, campaigning for those positions has essentially begun.

It’s not too early to start thinking about the primary races. We each must develop a plan to get to know the people who are asking for our votes, and make our choices based on who we think will have the best chance in November’s general election.

On that note, please be aware that there will be changes to how we cast our ballots. Instead of the electronic machines that are accurate and dependable, the Collin County Commissioners have decided to switch to paper ballots, which are no more reliable and add time and complexity to the process. I’ll devote a future article to this topic.

In solidarity,

Erin Sutka