For those who were unable to attend yesterday's forum, here is Commissioner Cathy Wolfe letting PCOs know what she is looking for in a candidate and informing the candidates about what they're getting themselves into if they should be appointed to the seat vacated by Commissioner Bob Macleod.

Welcome to all of our PCOs and the candidates who are seeking the appointment to replace Commissioner Bob Macleod in District 3. Thanks to the candidates for spending 3 hours with us yesterday to tell us who you are, why you want the appointment and you positions on various issues facing the county.

As you all know, we PCOs have a responsibility to select three candidates who will be forwarded to Commissioners Wolfe and Romero. This forum is just another opportunity for discussion amongst our Thurston County Democrats community.

The format of this online forum is simple. At the end of this post is a link you can click to comment. Feel free to leave questions for candidates, comments about candidates, and anything else you feel is relevant to the discussion.

Candidates can respond to questions by replying to the comment that asked a question, and others can reply to those responses by commenting on comments.If you have any questions, just leave a comment for me with the Subject header "Ken" and I'll respond as soon as I see them.

We'll plan on staying online as long as folks have something to say. Don't feel like you need to be here until the sun goes down or constantly at your computer. The comment thread on the blog will stay live and you can check back in later tonight or tomorrow and add your 2 cents.

The Ground Rules

1. Please keep the comments respectful of everyone and no personal attacks on candidates or other's opinions.

2. If you support a particular candidate or candidates, please tell us why. Don't just leave a comment that says "I support Candidate X."

I'd like to kick-off the forum by asking one question of our PCOs who are here today:

What are you looking for in a County Commissioner? What qualities do you believe the person appointed to this position sould have?

And to our candidates who are with us today:

Why should you be appointed to the District 3 seat? What makes you better qualified for the position than your opponents?

Thanks for to our candidates and PCOs for your participation today.