Today’s Washington Post covers the 67th District race in the Republican primary, between RINO-incumbent Gary Reese and the challenger, Chris Craddock.
What struck me in this story is that Reese says that taxes are not on the minds of the voters. He claims that in going door-to-door people talk to him about transportation, education, and maybe property taxes–but certainly no state tax issues.
That’s interesting because all the door-to-door experiences of the challengers point to a great voter frustration with the overall tax situation.
So is Reese downplaying the issue to justify his John Kerry like vote? — he actually voted for the tax increase before voting against it!
Or is it possible that Reese is partially right? Are voters primarily frustrated with property taxes going through the roof? If so, will they differentiate between state and local tax issues or will they go to the polls on June 14 and vote the rascals out of office?