re: #224 TedStriker

We have county elections coming up this year, all of which were decided in May during the Republican primary. The incumbent I don’t like very much personally, but hes done a good job cleaning up the mess left by the previous office holder (who is now wreaking havoc in DC as a congresscritter).
The incumbent Judge Executive’s biggest challenge in the primary was another Paulian Libertarian masquerading as a Republican.
If I had switched parties to head up the local Democratic party, I would have thrown away my vote against the Libertarian in the primary.

As you said: rock vs hard place.

OTOH, I get to vote for Alison Lundergan Grimes in the general election next month. YAY!