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GroundbreakingArt248 t1_jd321i1 wrote

I’m happy to have Gauthier as my Councilperson but I don’t think democracy is well served when incumbent candidates run unopposed.

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CozyMoses t1_jd3komp wrote

I'd rather have them run unopposed than have someone run a disruptive campaign they know they can't win for political clout. Just burns money and time from both sides that could be put towards the actual governance. That being said, if Gauthier wasn't doing her job with aplomb I might feel differently.

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trifflinmonk t1_jd47pfj wrote

I think you are both right. It does feel like we can’t do anything to fix city council when incumbents are so hard to run a campaign against

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