Politicians Look To Set Themselves Apart, Locally And Nationally

By Martin Bartlett

EL PASO — Just about a month and a half before voters cast their ballots in Texas, residents can see all manner of signs, posters, billboards and election announcements.

With the onslaught of posters and sandwich-boards, analysts suspect a higher than normal turnout for the polls this coming election.

UTEP political science professor, Dr. Gregory Rocha said that with so many choices and this election season heating to a fever pitch, a high turnout would be expected.

Presidential nominations and local sheriff’s candidates on the ballot could mean more people using their votes as their voice, amove Rocha said could be both good and bad.

“Any one candidate can find themselves not only competing against the large pool of other candidates, but also against other campaigns and they try to vye for attention of the voters,” Rocha said.

The concern about being ‘lost in the mix’ and ‘distinguishing one candidate from another’ is the goal of each and every candidate on every ballot, both locally and nationally.

For El Paso’s race for El Paso County Sheriff, residents can see a debate between all theDemocratic candidateshosted here on KVIA on Saturday, January 26 at 5:30 p.m.