Well, I spoke with the guy I was thinking of voting for....
Seems he is not a crusader for the causes I care about, but wants to be a man of the people- will do what the majority wants. But then he mentioned the few extremes are the being the most vocal, so its a silent majority that makes it tough to please them. Sounds reasonable to me... I just need to get my insane ideas to become what the majority wants then I'm in business.

Fortunatly, the internet is a great way to get folks to consider your ideas... like this forum for example.
To get more folks to want the elected guys to do something, complain about it here, and if enough folks complain we can show the thread to the elected guy as kind of a petition. It works as long as there are elections that force the officers to stay in line or get unemployed.... uncontested years are just throwing away your right to complain.... unless you tried & failed to get someone to oppose the incumbant, then you can complain about that. [8D]