If you haven't been following the story of the kidnapping of State Rep. John Myers's son, Shamari Taylor, the Daily News has a quick recap and new developments in the case. The reason I point this out is because the article makes the point that State Rep. Myers has, understandably, suspended campaigning for re-election in November until the case is resolved.
In the "Tell It Like It Is" Category is the response of Myers's opponent:
Realtor Joseph Messa, who is Myers' Republican opponent in the 201st Legislative District for the fourth time, said the abduction had not changed his campaign.
"I'm doing the same thing I did the other three times I ran - nothing," Messa said. Messa, 81, said he runs to "keep the presence of Republicanism around. My concern is that we have a two-party system."
When you lose by 60 points, is it really a two-party system? Sometimes I think it may be better for the city's opposition party to leave some races uncontested rather than have guys like Messa run and make an embarrassment out of the system. I applaud his "concern" about the two-party system, but it would be more helpful to democracy if he and others just formed some kind of viable independent party that would run energetic, spirited campaigns with qualified candidates. If the race in the 175th State House District showed us anything, it's that if you're willing to do the work, you can at least make it close.
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