John,
I really appreciate your enthusiasm.
People are reluctant to elect us to higher offices until they are comfortable with us at lower offices. These elected officials at the lower levels set the stage for our success at higher levels. They build acceptance for our ideals and candidates.
I think that the problem is that there are lot of things that we would like to do at the local level that get/would be blocked by those at the higher levels. I also think that for the most part, people vote in local elections based on state and national events. In reality, the Republican County Commissioners in Schuylkill County weren't doing that bad of a job, but the growing discontentment with Republicans at the federal level seemed to spell the end for them for that fact alone.
Have you ever been elected or run for office before?
I have not, though I have thought about it many, many times. Ultimately, I am unelectable in this country due to my lack of religious beliefs. It is terribly hard to get elected unless you pretend to be a devoted Christian. I wouldn't worry about it so much at the local level, but I would have far more ambition than that.
Last year was municipal elections. This year we get to run people for higher offices. I hope to run for state rep if I can gather sufficient signatures. I'm still deciding.
Good luck with that. It is tough decision to make, especially for a person who is not apart of the two-party dictatorship in this country.
