Monday, November 05, 2007
Editorial: Make your voice heard
Political parties and special interests are spending millions to influence tomorrow's election. Those who show up at the polls get the final say.
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Don't think tomorrow's election is important enough to show up to vote? There are 12.6 million reasons to believe otherwise.
That's how many dollars were raised in campaign contributions for General Assembly races in just the first 24 days of October.
Half that money came in the form of checks written for $10,000 or more.
This will be the most expensive General Assembly election season in the commonwealth's history.
More than $55 million will be raised and spent as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of the Senate and House of Delegates.
And that doesn't even count the spending, far less substantial, on local races: county boards of supervisors, school boards, sheriffs, county clerks, etc.
The special interests and power brokers are doing their best to influence the outcome with oceans of cash.
But voters get the ultimate say -- those voters who bother to show up, anyway.
If you want your voice to speak as loudly as millions of dollars in unrestricted campaign donations, you have to vote.
Here are The Roanoke Times editorial board's endorsements for tomorrow's election:
22nd Senate District: Michael Breiner
House of Delegates:
6th District: William Thomas Jr.
7th District: Dave Nutter
9th District: Jerry Boothe
11th District: Onzlee Ware
17th District: William Fralin
19th District: Lacey Putney
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors, Catawba District: Butch Church
Cave Spring District: Rodney McNeil
School Board, Catawba District: Marion Roark
Montgomery County
Sheriff: Tommy Whitt
Board of Supervisors, District E: Bill Brown
School Board, District F: Kelly Harrison
Bedford County
Sheriff: Michael Brown
Board of Supervisors, District 6: Andrew Dooley
Franklin County
Sheriff: Ewell Hunt
Botetourt County
Board of Supervisors, Blue Ridge District: Pete McKnight
Craig County
Sheriff: Clifford Davidson
Pulaski County
Board of Supervisors, Massie District: Frank Conner
Robinson District: Eddie Hale
Floyd County
Board of Supervisors, District B: Cynthia Babb
District D: William Gardner Jr.
Giles County
Board of Supervisors, Central District: Barbara Hobbs
Eastern District: Eric Gentry
