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Local Republicans bloodied, unbowed by election results
Local GOP leaders say Democrat Barack Obama’s sweeping win of the presidential race over Sen. John McCain on Tuesday is obviously disappointing, but that it also serves as a sharp wakeup call for them to strengthen their party before the 2010 election.
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David Bird Jr., a central committee member, said that as a local financial adviser he sees a long, hard road ahead for Obama in curing the economic ills of the nation.
“Based on all of the expert opinions that I’ve read and heard you can’t build the wealth of the poor by tearing down the wealthy,” he said. “You can’t take away from hardworking Americans and give it to folks who are not as fortunate.”
The results of Tuesday’s election will not impact what is going to happen in the local 2010 election, Bird said. In 2006, local Republican incumbents were swept out of office by their Democrat contenders.
“I don’t believe that this election is going to impact our local election a lot,” Lollar said. “The leaders in Southern Maryland have already signed their own death warrants. The county commissioners aren’t holding themselves accountable. We’re going to see new faces in Charles County in 2010.”
Charles County Commissioner Samuel N. Graves Jr. (D) disagreed that the county leaders are not addressing the citizens’ needs.
“We’re doing the best that we can with the funds that are available,” he said. “I think that we’re doing a good job.”
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Charles County commissioners’ President F. Wayne Cooper (D) said he believes the voters do not select a candidate strictly on party affiliation.
“I never take any election for granted regardless of who is in the presidential office,” he said. “I hope that people will re-elect me because I’m doing a good job.
“I think that citizens, both locally and nationally, are fed up with negative politics,” he added. “I’m tired of all of the bashing. I just want to deal with the facts.”
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