I'd trust the WP's endorsements as far as I could comfortably spit the entire Sunday paper. If I care enough, I usually take the WP's lead and go to the candidate's websites.
Fortunately, I come from a family of liberals and I live in Maryland, so it's mostly party-line voting for the mid-terms. Except I'll do the Zeese thing, and your Green Goblin guy instead of the Smiler.
And I love our questions. Nothing's ever interesting in MD...
Question A: Amend Section 107 Council Membership
Amend Section 107 of the County Charter to specify that membership on the Council must be considered a full-time position for the purpose of setting Council members compensation.
Uh...sure. Or no. Whatever.
Question B: Amend Section 208 Executive Legislation
Amend Section 208 of the County Charter to clarify when the County Council must send enacted legislation to the County Executive and when the Executive must act on that legislation.
You lost me at Que.
I like this one:
Question Three: Civil Jury Trials
Shall the Declaration of Rights, Article 5, be amended?
This constitutional amendment authorizes the enactment of legislation that limits the right to trial by jury in civil proceedings to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000.
So...take away the right to trial by jury unless it's a big deal case? But...I like having that right.