The Editor's Desk

I’ve been invited to join other opinion writers in Freedom Communications (the company that owns the Desert Dispatch) in participating in a blog analyzing the presidential race over at the Orange County Register. Take a look at the blog here.

One of the goals is to discuss how the presidential race is being perceived or is being impacted in our various regions. However, I honestly don’t hear much about the candidates except from a handful of local folks who are personally involved in party politics.

I wonder if it’s because of our overall isolation and local focus. But I also worry if there’s a fear of our own irrelevance in national politics. We’re a small community that tends to vote conservative in a state where the Democratic presidential candidate tends to win easily — and so go the electoral votes. We’re also just a tiny part of our large state and congressional districts. Sometimes I wonder if people in Barstow feel that their votes beyond local issues matter.

I’d certainly love some feedback on the subject.

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