Attack on voting

[arewethereyet]

I've been following the discussion on a no party concept and on voting and some things came to mind.

I suppose I have always leaned Democrat but have only voted straight party ticket once or twice in my life. It seems to me that the best thing is to vote for the person that best represents you but there's a hitch. To study each and every candidate and make decisions is one heck of a task. When I get to the ones lower on the ballot after voting for the dozen or so people I am familiar with, I am faced with a list of people running for offices that I haven't even heard of. I don't know who Joe Blow is that's running for the 3rd district court or who Jane Doe is that's running for the assistant to the school board director. Then it's flip a coin or pick a party or leave it blank.

I'm not sure how this can be addressed but even if I did spend the time to dig deep into everyone on a ballot the chances of me remembering who I think is best (or least offensive) is not very likely when I get to dog catcher on page 15 of the ballot.