This will be a pretty short post. Because Rep. Wayne Gilchrest is unopposed, it’s obvious the Republican nomination is his. He has three Democrats who are out to challenge him; 2004 candidate Kostas Alexakis, Dr. Jim Corwin, and Christopher Robinson. Here I’ll endorse the Democrat I think should face Gilchrest in the fall.
Unfortunately, Robinson is the only candidate of the three who actually lives on the Eastern Shore (in the town of Trappe.) While that should give him a leg up, unfortunately I have no idea of what positions he has. So it leaves me with the other two who would purport to represent the Eastern Shore from the outskirts of the Baltimore metro area.
Having reviewed the two websites and gotten an idea of their positions on the issues, I’m inclined to go with the candidate who has two ideas that at least show some “out-of-the-box” thinking on his part. Sure, both are “cut and run” candidates as far as Iraq goes, but the two ideas that merit further discussion and study are a separate currency for health care needs (health care dollars that can be purchased with regular dollars) and what he terms as the “fusion surge”, an effort that he likens to the “space race” of the 1950’s and 60’s, to develop alternatives to fossil fuels. While I’m more likely to disagree with the ideas as federal government enactments, perhaps they’re something that could be useful at the state level or even, in the case of the “fusion surge”, an item that can have a monetary reward akin to the “X prize.”
Based on the theory that these and other topics are issues worth debate and discussion on the campaign trail as things heat up, I’m urging Democrats to vote for Dr. Jim Corwin as their nominee for the First Congressional District.
