To force candidates to define themselves, the Elections Committee could organize some event to help the candidates define their platform. Or maybe there could be a huge a capella concert at which the candidate's words of wisdom could be interspersed between the performances. At the very least, those events would force the candidates to articulate their views. The Election Committee does deserve credit for its hard work, but ultimately it must overcome its place in the inner circle of Grounds politics and reach out to people who might not normally vote in an election. The circle of Ground's politicians, Ground's newspapers and groups drafting from both, only feed each other's sense of importance.
Every section watches and comments on the other, giving the illusion of significance.
The real challenge for the Elections Committee lies in drawing more people into that circle, which, as the turnouts will indicate, has yet to be done. The Cavalier Daily Inc. All rights reserved.