Ellington

"You elect your entire Legislature and your governor. I mean, this is pretty important. They can tax you, they can put you in prison, they can fix your roads. I mean, it's all right here."

—Delbert Hosemann to the Associated Press about the state election voting on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Why it stinks: On Monday, Nov. 2, Delbert Hosemann told the Associated Press that he predicted a light turnout in the Nov. 3 elections despite his role as the secretary of state. Hosemann said that because only a few of the top races are considered competitive, he worried voters would stay home on Tuesday.

Hosemann could have used this interview to encourage all constituents to show up to vote on Tuesday, rain or shine, instead of predicting a quiet turnout and, perhaps, tacitly encouraging people to stay home—and not vote for Initiative 42. The campaign against it, after all, was pushed from top levels of state government.