Call me a political junkie. After 30-plus years of being in newsrooms on election nights, you’d think I’d be getting bored with the process, but there’s no chance of that happening to me this Tuesday. After all, Election Day is Game Day for democracy.
The past few weeks have been spirited. And dirty. You might be amazed by the amount of campaign dirt our reporters and editorial writers have had to sift, even in some local-local races. We’ve seen divorce decrees, court orders, faked military papers -- you name it.
And the amount of political trash talking we’ve all endured the past few weeks puts any high-jiving athlete to shame. Is there any way the NFL can fine some of these candidates for taunting? Will Ken Lucas ever wear beads again?
This election in Northern Kentucky also is mind-numbing in terms of the number of races on the ballot. Be assured that we’re geared to do our best at The Enquirer and NKY.com to help you navigate. Here is some of what you’ll find:
-- We can help you prepare for your decision by reviewing our coverage of nearly all the contested races in Northern Kentucky. You will find a story archive on the election page at NKY.com.
-- At NKY.com you’ll also find audio casts of several candidate forums we sponsored around Northern Kentucky that covered hotly contested races for the Kentucky House of Representatives, judicial offices and Campbell County judge executive.
-- Our political writer, Pat Crowley, does an online blog that is one of the most popular outposts in the world of Kentucky politics. Since even the multi-talented and heavily caffeinated Crowley only can do so much at once, yours truly will help keep the blog going throughout the day and evening with news nuggets from multiple sources. We encourage readers to email or call us if they spot any election-day mischief or just want to bring something interesting to our attention.
So, it’s almost time to put campaign silliness aside. American citizens age 18 and older have a serious, stirring obligation to carry out. Argue all you want about the war in Iraq, but agree that the roughly 50 percent of eligible adults who won’t bother to vote this Tuesday will be spitting in the faces of our troops and what we say their presence represents.
