It’s endorsement time. And I’m not going to waste much space on the presidential race. There’s only one candidate who is honest, visionary, supporting unity not divisiveness, who has integrity, who isn’t narcissistic, racist, misogynist and whose mismanagement of our response to the coronavirus has led to tens of thousands of American deaths.

That one candidate is Joe Biden, of course. And if you’re voting for someone else, please think about it carefully and thoughtfully, and cast your ballot to continue American democracy. Trump’s a loser.

Locally, here’s the way we see it:

US House of Representatives 5th Congressional District: Democrat Jahana Hayes has done an admirable job of representing her constituents during her first term, and she very clearly deserves a second one. Her Republican opponent David Sullivan is just another voice for Donald Trump, and his election would only thrust him among the suck-ups that control the GOP these days.

30th District State Senate: Republican incumbent Sen. Craig Miner has been around a long time, and he’s been a consistent voice for his party. That’s not saying much, of course. There’s not much creative thinking coming from him, and a new voice such as the Democrats offer in attorney David Gronbach is promising. We think Gronbach deserves a shot at this job.

State House District 66: David Wilson is the Republican incumbent, and he has proved to be someone who can be counted on to think and vote as he is told by party leaders. And that’s it. His skills seem limited, so limited that it’s difficult to conceive of how he could do less. Democrat Matt Dyer, a political novice and Litchfield attorney, is a much better choice for voters who value independent thinking.