CALL TO ALL 11 01 2018 Five days remain fellow citizens! Today I have selected three women candidates who, if elected, would end the endless incumbency of the male of the species in three states: Idaho, Nebraska, and South Carolina. There are of course others who could do the same in other states, but I allow these three to symbolically represent all the others. As I come within days of completing my sincere but in the minds of some feeble attempt to make a difference in the body politic, I am reminded of a song that used to sustain me and my colleagues: “The seed I have scattered in springtime with weeping . . . .” and continues on in that vein until . . .”Another may shout when the harvesters reaping shall gather my grain . . .” You get the drift I think. As we are conscious of being a part of the sea changes we sense are happening, we know that we may not see the fruits of our actions, but that does not matter. What matters is that we “have eyes to see and ears to hear” what is really happening. So today I plant three seeds: Christina, Jessica and Mary! IDAHO 1ST DISTRICT Christina McNeil (D) Real estate agent and Mexican immigrant A win by McNeil would alter the makeup of Idaho’s delegation in the House, which consists of two men. McNeil is a first-time candidate. She faces a male opponent in the general election. NEB. 1ST DISTRICT Jessica McClure (D) Federal regulator, former chemist A win by McClure would alter the makeup of Nebraska’s delegation in the House, which consists of three men. McClure is a first-time candidate. She faces a male opponent in the general election. S.C. 3RD DISTRICT Mary Geren (D) Former teacher A win by Geren in November would break up South Carolina’s all-male House delegation. She faces a male opponent in the general election. Sent from my iPad
