There is no reason to consider one’s political party in local elections, if they are even a part of one, in local elections. Large social and economic issues simply do not matter for small positions such as city council or mayor. If you’re part of a large city such as NYC then sure but the vast majority of us aren’t. By the way, this only applies to the US because of our “wonderful” 2 party system.

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    Counterpoint: anyone who aligns themselves with the Republicans is objectively the wrong person to be in charge of anything.

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      That’s your opinion. Don’t become the Bible thumpers of politics. Everybody has a evolution given brain, let them choose

      You make it sound like it’s a crime to vote Republican. United States is not a one-party fascist state where you can only vote for the “one true party” Democrats

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        It’s my opinion that someone who aligns themselves with the party, who’s leader literally tried to start an insurrection, shouldn’t be leading my local community.

        They can put an I, a D, or any of the other letters of the alphabet next to their name. But if they stick an R next to their name, then they’re clearly not holding same the values I do.

        I’m not going to blindly support any one party, if the person with the D next to their name is no good, then I’m not voting for them either (I typically have to click the “No, please accept my incomplete ballot” check box when I file my ballot). When someone raises a giant red flag telling you who they are, then you don’t need to dig any further into their policy to see what the rest of their platform is.