Mitch Malley on Carol Ann Felts
The Bradenton Times talked about the District 6, At Large Race on 7/20/22. Here's what they had to say about Carol Ann:The third candidate in the race is Carol Felts, one of the most vocal and committed citizen activists in the county. Felts, a native, multi-generation Floridian is a grassroots candidate running on a shoestring budget. She comes to meetings regularly, well-prepared, and eager to give the board an earful whenever it is warranted. Felts’ passion and energy are inspiring, as is the time she’s volunteered in attempting to hold a runaway board accountable. Personally, I would very much like to see a Manatee County Commission with Felts at the dais.The question that Manatee County Republican voters have to ask is whether Felts, who had raised just under $10,000 as of the most recent reporting period ($5,700 of which she needed to spend on her qualification fee) is capable of winning, in a race where Whitmore has raised more than $125,000 and Bearden has raised over $76,000. I admittedly hate when electability is made an issue and always advocate that citizens vote their conscience and attempt to elect the candidate who best represents their values.
Carol Ann responded:
Thank you for your comments. We have created a system where "electability" is defined by how much self promotion a candidate can achieve through financial means, and an opportunistic approach that requires an unintelligent, apathetic, complacent and uninformed voter base, when combined with the nefarious intent of special interests who provide those financial means, has proven disastrous for our country, and especially prevalent in Manatee County. To truly return to our Constitutional dignity, it is the citizens right and utmost responsibility in exchange for that right, to cast their vote not based on this definition of "electability" or the constant barrage of PAC based, not fact based, propaganda generated by the money money machine, but to defy it.
