Stoll takes Festus job

As rumored, Stoll is taking the Festus city administrator job. I wrote last week in the Business Journal that the candidate that the Democrats choose for the special election is a signal about the direction of the Democratic party.

Rick Johnson represents the traditional Democratic positions on social issues (guns and babies), but would be vulnerable to a Republican challenge.

Another candidate, presumably pro-life, would represent a "big-tent" willingness to compromise on those issues to keep rural seats.