When there's actually a contested down-ballot position, I try to do my own research first, and combine those results with any recommendations of close friends. If that doesn't decide me, I'll fall back to checking endorsements (if I hate the endorser, that tends to go against the endorsee).
If, after that, I still have no idea, I generally go with the incumbent on the principle that they're doing a good enough job that I don't otherwise care.
Of course, most of the down-ballot offices around here tend to have no challengers. In particular, I can't recall the last time there was an actual contest for a School Committee seat. That's particularly ironic when one considers the annual spectacle of the Usual Suspects parading to the microphones at the Annual Town Meeting, bemoaning how high taxes are and how much money the School Committee spends. (None of said Usual Suspects, I hasten to add, actually serve on said School Comittee.)
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Date: 2006-09-12 08:05 pm (UTC)If, after that, I still have no idea, I generally go with the incumbent on the principle that they're doing a good enough job that I don't otherwise care.
Of course, most of the down-ballot offices around here tend to have no challengers. In particular, I can't recall the last time there was an actual contest for a School Committee seat. That's particularly ironic when one considers the annual spectacle of the Usual Suspects parading to the microphones at the Annual Town Meeting, bemoaning how high taxes are and how much money the School Committee spends. (None of said Usual Suspects, I hasten to add, actually serve on said School Comittee.)