There, only Emma Lou Olson, who now represents that district on the City Commission, has filed so far. No opponent has come forward yet. District 1, which runs along the oceanfront from the city s northern to its southern border, is another story. The present commissioner from that district, George Melcher, has indicated he will not run for a third two-year term, opening the door for candidates who might otherwise be reluctant to oppose an incumbent. Based on the results of her campaign two years ago and the exposure she had at that time, McGinn probably has the best chance of being elected.
Political parties practice it regularly, as if ever anxious to outdo one another at it.
While local Republicans are busy tearing themselves apart politically on such non-political issues as abortion and prayer in schools, Democrats are not willing to sit by idly and be merely observers. It s not their nature. Then, perhaps for good reason and perhaps not, Democratic state legislators vote a black upstate member of their group out of the leadership position to which they previously elected him, angering an Afro-American community that may not vote often or always in great numbers, but invariably votes heavily Democratic. If the past is any indication, it is only a matter of time before the Republicans make earnest efforts to match that record and succeed in beating it. One can hardly wait to see when and how.