Okay, I knew this was going to happen. Among the notes I got last night and this morning were these two:
“If Secretary of State Jaeger is going to put Josh Voytek on the ballot, he should put him in the Secretary of State’s race, not the PSC. At least he got some votes for that one.”
“I think Voytek should be in the race for Secretary of State . . . There’s nothing set in stone yet about the ballot. It isn’t printed until September. He didn’t get any votes for PSC and he wasn’t certified by the State Canvassing Board, so nothing is being taken away from him except an offer from Jaeger. Give him Secretary of State as a compromise. I bet Wayne Stenehjem could find a way to make that legal.”
Well, how do you disagree with those two? It’s a great idea. Heck, Al can just have a do-over on his announcement and say that instead of Voytek going into the PSC race, he'll in the Secretary of State race. (I’ve been wondering, incidentally, if Al consulted Kevin Cramer before he put Joshua on the PSC ballot. Kevin can’t be too happy about that.)
Better yet, here’s my suggestion. Let’s decide it the democratic way, and take the pressure off Al at the same time. Let’s just put a link on the Secretary of State’s website that would let people vote what they want Joshua to run for—Secretary of State or Public Service Commission. All 400,000 or so eligible voters would be allowed to cast their ballot for one office or the other. Whichever one gets the most votes, that’s where Al will put Josh on the ballot.
How about that? I bet Josh would go along with it—look at the name recognition he’d get. Could get Al Jaeger and Kevin Cramer busy e-mailing their friends to vote for the other office. They’re both in tough races and don’t need a third party candidate siphoning off conservative votes.
Hmmm, I like this idea . . .
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