An argument to separate national elections from local elections is unqualified candidates can be elected to local office simply because they are the same party as a popular presidential candidate national issues often pale in comparison to local matters national elections take up the majority of commercial time leaving local candidates with no visibility local elections that come "in-between" years are often poorly attended

Read the aphorisms. be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. an open foe may prove a curse; but a pretended friend is worse. a true friend is the best possession. according to these aphorisms from benjamin franklin's poor richard's almanack, what might happen if a person is careless in choosing a friend? it is best not to have friends because they will usually betray you. casual friends are often the best and can be more trusted than enemies. a person who has betrayed you can sometimes become a good friend. a friend who is not carefully chosen can be worse than an enemy.