If we as citizens and voters want better choices then it is we that must make that happen. It is voters that circulate nominating petitions regardless of whether or not our respective parties endorse a candidate. The fact is no one else was interested in running for those offices or they could not get the required number of signatures to be nominated. Those that did get the required number of signatures had to win a primary if there was another candidate from the same party going for the same office and the voters chose which of them would go on to the general election.