Party affiliation shouldn’t guarantee election: Letters  Party
affiliation shouldn’t guarantee election  On Sept. 24 we will be
holding a state Assembly special election that is very important
to our area. Unfortunately most special elections have a very
low voter turnout rate. To think that the decision of who will
represent us in Sacramento will fall on just a few people is
pitiful and sad.  Recently there was a story stating that
because this Assembly district is mostly Democratic it should be
a slam-dunk for Freddie Rodriguez. It’s pretty sad when a
candidate can win because of his party affiliation, not by merit
of his qualifications.  For most of my life I was a Democratic
until the dirty dealings of some party members drove me to
question whether I wanted to continue to be a member of the
Democratic Party. I changed to a Republican for a short time,
then registered as non-partisan, which really does describe me
as a voter.  For years I have voted for the person that I felt
is the most qualified and not