>our city is a one party town so we have to operate with in that party I think that matters less than you might think. Most decisions of any import are done b

>our city is a one party town so we have to operate with in that party I think that matters less than you might think. Most decisions of any import are done by city and county staff, a few by appointed organizations like planning commissions (usually filled with yet more activists, each with their own activist kink), and finally an elected official(s) who spends most of their time handing out awards and declaring civic festivals.