A relatively newby poster named Pip has claimed twice in the comments section today that City Council incumbent Deanna Goodlander is largely supported by Democrats -- and that she should return those Demo dollars if she truly is a Republican. This, in way of response to the clamor created at the Republican Women's get-together at Marge Chadderdon's place Saturday in which Deanna spoke, Mary Souza reacted, and Duane Rasmussen questioned the Republican credentials of Deanna's opponent, Dan Gookin. Now, I don't know the political pedigree of some of the contributors on Goodlander's campaign finance report. But most of them look like Republicans to me (with the notable exceptions of Kathleen Sayler, Steve McCrea, and Mary Lou Reed). You can see for yourself here.

Question: Should it really matter if a candidate in a supposedly nonpartisan race gets money from both Demos and Repubs?