I'm a Democrat but will probably vote for Clark, a Republican. I am no friend of the Republican party and in general despise it, especially at the state and national level, but at the local level Clark strikes me as a moderate pragmatist and not given to ideology as opposed to "progressives" like Piercy and Vinis. The Bleeding Heart wing of the Democratic party of Lane County illustrates vividly the axiom that the path to hell is paved with good intentions. We can't solve everyone's problems. If good living wage jobs are available, if job training is available, then that is the way forward for many on the down and out. A handout and hand up should only be temporary, but Eugene city leadership seems to think it should be a way of life. Eugene needs a change of leadership and a change of direction and Clark looks like the one to provide that.