Is it all about the money for messaging? Do massive party bank accounts for media blitz promotion assure an election outcome, or do the thinking folks in communities around the country still have the collective influence envisioned by our founders? Has governance “of the people, by the people, for the people” been succeeded by the commercial interests of ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC and NBC? How relevant do the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post remain in the current mix of information sources, and how influential are the social media? Can the public still identify motivation and detect truth in a cascade of ‘spin’? Most importantly, do Americans continue to respect the precepts of citizenship in a democratic republic? Election integrity is critical to public faith in and commitment to the statistical outcome, and the enemy is illegal infiltration at the polls. Phil Osifer