The season is here!
No!
Not baseball or football season, but THE POLITICAL SEASON!
Democrat and Republican signs are up, asking people for their votes. Nationwide, only 28 percent of people consider themselves strong Republicans or Democrats who vote straight down party lines.
Forty-eight percent of people vote not for the party, but for the candidate.
For 45 of the last 48 years, the Gloucester City Democratic Party has controlled the City Council. This has posed a danger to our democracy. Lacking checks and balances isn’t good for our community.
In Gloucester City, I’ve always believed our greatest asset is the good people who live here. Many of them prefer not to get involved in petty local politics that prioritize the party over the people.
It is what it is!
As I look out my window, I see city workers mowing the lawn on the corner lot owned by the city for the first time in several months. Yes, the political season has begun.
Robert S. Bevan
Former Gloucester City Independent Mayor