To The Editor:
A recent letter the editor, in favor of a local candidate for county Supervisor campaigning as a Republican, begins by quoting the 2nd Amendment. Oh, good grief, why? Blowing dog whistles designed to inspire political tribalism will not do one thing to improve debates about our local land use, water supply and business development.
Local elections in Louisa used to be non-partisan. Our local candidates did not claim a party. Sadly, that has been changing in recent years. Tying local politics to political parties is a terrible idea because local issues do not follow the national fault lines dictated by D.C. power struggles.
Please consider supporting local candidates who keep things local. Louisa candidates for re-election, Bob Babyok and Fitzgerald Barnes, have never claimed party affiliation, and that is to their credit and our benefit.
Eva Schatz
Mineral
This letter was previously published in the latest edition of the Central Virginian newspaper and is reprinted here with the author’s permission.