Columns, County, Opinion

Editor’s Column: In RBC, the primary ballot is the decider for many local officials

“We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”  (Quote is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, but has not been found in his writings.)

Thomas Jefferson may not have said it, but that doesn’t make it wrong. On the national level, less than 10% of eligible voters decide which names end up on the ballot. It’s like letting the family member with the bizarre diet habits…