Though he welcomed the endorsement, Gookin said he’s not thrilled about city races becoming partisan. "We don’t need, in a local election, people dragging in issues like abortion and gun control and gay marriage and border protection and all those national issues that everyone likes to get up and start beating their chests over ... Local elections are about streets and parks and managing the budget." Corkill said, “It was pretty obvious that the challenger to Mr. Kennedy was a Republican, there’s no question about that - I mean, he’s a member of the central committee. Full Article at SpokesmanReview.com