utbob2004, you hit it out of the park.
I, too, am tired of the one trick (one topic) ponies being in politics.
"I personally think that the state legislators from one's district are the most important officials to elect that you must have common values with." +100
"I don't know who to vote for in the governor's race because neither one of them are the candidate I wanted!" AGREED.
The Governor's race is basically this: Billionaire Oil Man vs. Millionaire Beer Man.
BOM is "republican" mayor of Knoxville, who was an active member in Mayors Against Illegal Guns (the NYC Mayor Bloomberg outfit which came to our guns shows and blamed them for the violence in NYC.) Blocked permit carry in his city's parks. His oil company was charged and fined by the state for price gouging during the last oil shortage, while he was c.e.o.
MBM is an unknown "democrat." Supported by Bredesen, MBM has upheld his stance on blocking guns in restaurants where alcohol is served. Running on his father's name and has zero political experience (hmm, is that a plus or negative?)
So, we got two candidates who are not pro-carry. Great. Fortunately, the legislature is pro-carry.
So, this said, was it a topic which you considered?