"Barely a Contest Among 53 House Races"

[GreenPartyVoter]

Yet another eason for election reform. http://www.geocities.com/greenpartyvoter/electionreform.htm


WASHINGTON (AP) - The five candidates vying to unseat Democratic Rep. Sam Farr of California have little in common - except their office address and the likelihood they will lose.

The Republican, the Libertarian, the Green, the Peace and Freedom candidate and the write-in independent are sharing office space in a former Monterey, Calif., golf shop as they pursue long shot quests to topple the six-term House member.

Each candidate has his own desk and phone in the spacious storefront. They can step into private rooms to make calls, and they share costs. The Republican and the Peace and Freedom candidate have become good buddies.

The improbable arrangement saves money, but it's also a purposeful statement about the near-impossibility of beating a congressional incumbent in California - or for that matter, in most districts.


http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20041028/D860J5CG1.html

[BayCityProgressive]

1. this is upsetting

This is not Democracy!

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Nope. I mean, great that it's a Dem in place, but there are plenty of

almost life-time appointed Repubs covered by the same happy circumstances.