Republicans On The March

The Saginaw News reported this week that the 30 candidates running for 15 county commissioner seats, constitutes the largest contingent since the 1990's.  The News blames an "anti-incumbency mood" for the number of challengers and I don't disagree.  Currently the Democrats have a 11-4 majority on the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners and their party have controlled the board for the last thirty years.  Three of their seats will be contested with Democrat primaries.  Republicans are putting up challengers in 10 of the 15 districts, the largest number put up by the GOP in years.  While they say that all politics is local, I maintain that in addition to the anti-incumbency mood of the electorate, the local voter is also extremely disgusted with Washington's expansion of government and unbridled spending, which will hurt the Democrats more than the Republicans.  In other words, it's looking like a strong year for Saginaw County Republicans.