As an independent, the way I see it local and state government needs checks and balances. While Cape May County is majority Republican, the state as a whole is Democrat. There is a lack of checks and balances in state government. This is just fact! Jack Catarelli IS that check and balance, that's why he has my support! Mickie Sherrill is basically a rubber stamp for the Democrat Party. You can't say differently. On contrast there are literally dozens of times Jack Catarelli has swayed from the nati[onal Republican platform. Forget about what is happening nationally and focus locally