Election season is in full swing and politics are spicy. Midterms are upon us and many Americans are turning out for their local elections, making a serious impact on their local governments.
This is my first midterm I will be voting in, since I am a young voter, 2016 being my first voting season. I’ve been keeping a close eye on our local representative election and specifically watching Barbara McLachlan.
It’s ironic that McLachlan campaigns primarily on an ecological position, yet seems to have a complete disregard for the environment. No less than 10 election fliers came from McLachlan in the past week alone. That is for a single registered Democrat in my household.
How can someone who claims to support the environment and clean energy so blatantly waste non-recyclable campaign fliers like that?
As someone who cares about the environment and greatly distrusts politicians, this is a massive red flag. Think of all of the registered Democrats in our district. Thousands. Tens of thousands. Every single voter was given a comparable number of fliers. We’re looking at a minimum of a hundred thousand pieces of non-recyclable trash distributed all over the district.
Does that seem environmentally friendly to you?
Gatsby Fisher
Durango
