Kevin Gardella Speaks Out About Making Local Elections Tolerable

Readers, you have seen my name below the comments section on various articles of Portland least credible news source saying how important it is for the media to support unbiased journalism. I never realized it before but certain major newspapers feel it is their duty to tell voters who and what they should vote for. It is nether is a reason we don't allow newspapers to vote: they are a corporations(in the case of the one I am using for an unmentioned example). You also may have seen comments I made about empty and desperate political posturing around election time. The timing of these two phenomena are interconnected. As a candidate I have become acutely aware of how hard it is to make an informed decision about all the candidates. There are few voters who have met all of the the candidates in any of the races. It is even harder now to get an honest opinion from any of the papers without running into some form of empty posturing. It is dishonest and not at the heart of good policymaking or politician selecting. I do not have the silver bullet but I do have a bunch of ways of making sure that local politics in Portland stay vital and honest. It is through a few steps but is feasible.
1)No more campaign funds for candidates, all races should be run on the same minimal budget(and I mean minimal). These clean elections funds are run as pools and voters will decide how much each candidate will get to run for the seat. Candidates are given blogs and spots in the newspapers to brag the week before elections. The candidates can brag and posture all they want in the silence of their own blogs rather than subject news-readers to it.
2)No more political signs on public property. Any trash generated by political signs and fines for not following the no political sign on public property will fund clean elections.
3)The citizens of Portland(in my dream world) make it very clear to their leading new source they will no longer be tolerating their opinions in local politics. We have heard quite enough from the largest newspaper in Portland. We vote for a reason, because we are informed and want to have control and involvement with our democracy. We most certainly do not need your rag telling us how to vote.
4)In order to reduce expenses and tax on our landfill no more sending of BS regarding political stuff in the mail. Not once have I received a piece of campaign lit that has made me support someone. It is time to stop this local wastefulness.
5)I really, really support group endorsements of candidates and nights for candidates to meet constituents and field their questions. These are the kind of events that will make Portlanders feel in charge of their city once again.
6)There should be mediation services given to political hopefulls who are not getting along and using nice words. Local politics is community based and the worst thing for communities is to have their representatives carrying on like children. This is a more general comment, Portland's race this year has been very cordial, everyone I have personally been in contact with is extremely civil.