partisanship

Congratulations to Greg Mackay, who held on to his job as Knox County's Election Coordinator  today.

Mackay - who is a Democrat - won the post despite a majority of Republicans on Knox County's Election Commission.

The vote broke down along partisan lines - 3 to 2 - with Republican Paul Crilly crossing the aisle and casting the deciding vote for Mackay.

Crilly's vote will be seen by some Republicans as a betrayal.  There were a number of solid candidates for the job, with R's on their resumes.