当選したのは立憲民主党が支援する元栃木県会議員の松井正一氏です（共同通信記事「鹿沼市長選で自公系敗北 茂木幹事長の地元栃木」）。
自民党と公明党が支援する元栃木県議会議長の小林幹夫氏は敗北しました。
自民党所属の議員が起こした政治とカネの問題や物価高騰が影響した形です。
ただ政権与党が支援した小林氏は16410票、野党が支援した松井氏は24600票です。
8000票という大差がつきました。
落選した小林氏は松井氏の3分の2しか票が集まっていません。
政権与党にとっては厳しい逆風が吹いていると言えます。
栃木県は昔から自民党支持者が多い地域で栃木県選出の衆議院議員の一人は自民党の幹茂木幹事長です。
茂木氏は総理大臣候補の一人として挙げられるほど自民党内で有力な人物です。
また自民党の幹事長は選挙活動の支援や自民党の資金管理を担う役職です。
昨日行われた鹿沼市長選挙でも茂木氏は自民党幹事長の権限を行使して小林氏の支援に力を入れたはず。
にもかかわらず大差で小林氏は敗北しており茂木幹事長の実力や人望に疑念を持つ人も出てくるかもしれません。
もっとも小林氏が大差で敗北したのは政治とカネの問題で逆風が吹いている自民党が応援したのが逆効果になった可能性があります。
鹿沼市長選挙では小林氏の選挙ポスターが問題になりました（共同通信記事「政策ビラ、アニメ映画と特徴酷似 鹿沼市長選の自民系陣営」）。
世界中で大ヒットした漫画「スラムダンク」を原作にした映画のポスターとよく似ているのです。
両方のポスターを見比べましたがたしかにそっくりです。
7番の小林氏がポイントガードの宮城リョータ、番号は隠れていますが茂木幹事長はシューティングガードの三井寿と同じ位置です。
これが失笑と反感を買った可能性があります。
カネに意地汚く老いて醜くたるんだ体型の政治家とスポーツに青春をかける高校生は全く逆の存在です。
既得権益を握った政治家は一人いるだけでも鬱陶しいのに5人も集まったらより鬱陶しいです。
鹿沼市を立て直すと言っていますが壊した本人である自民党の政治家が言っても説得力がありません。
オジサンたちが利権維持のために総力結集しているとしか見えないのです。
年齢差別も問題ですし外見にこだわるのもルッキズムの観点から問題です。
ですが醜いオジサンが集まっているこのポスターを見て女性と若い世代の有権者が不愉快に思った可能性も否定できません。
「諦めたらそこで試合終了だよ」と。
この名言で挫けそうな心を奮い立たせた人も大勢います。
しかし私は思います。
時と場合によっては諦めることも大事です。
それが公共の利益になることならなおさらです。
私腹を肥やす政治家には選挙での当選は諦めてもらう必要があります。
来月は東京都知事選挙、今年か来年には衆議院議員選挙、来年には参議院議員選挙があります。
麻生元首相は「民主主義にはコストかかる」と言いました（ゲンダイ記事「自民・麻生副総裁“おまいう”「民主主義にはコストかかる」の戯言…政治資金で高級グルメ三昧1934万円」ヤフーニュース）。
公共の利益と政治家が政治資金で高級グルメを堪能することにどんな関係があるのか。
政治家が私腹を肥やすのは民主主義の必要経費として認められません。
利権政治はお断りです。
選挙権の行使を通じてきちんと意思表示したいと私は思います。
Yesterday, a mayoral election was held in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture.
The winner was Matsui Shoichi, a former Tochigi Prefectural Assembly member supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party (Kyodo News article "LDP-Komeito defeat in Kanuma mayoral election, Secretary-General Mogi's hometown Tochigi").
Kobayashi Mikio, a former Tochigi Prefectural Assembly speaker supported by the LDP and Komeito, was defeated.
The election was affected by the politics and money scandal caused by LDP members and rising prices.
However, Kobayashi, who was supported by the ruling party, received 16,410 votes, while Matsui, who was supported by the opposition party, received 24,600 votes.
The difference was a huge 8,000 votes.
Kobayashi, who lost, received only two-thirds of the votes that Matsui received.
It can be said that the ruling party is facing a tough headwind.
Tochigi Prefecture has long been an area with a large number of LDP supporters, and one of the House of Representatives members elected from Tochigi is LDP Secretary-General Mogi Miki.
Motegi is such an influential figure in the LDP that he is being mentioned as one of the candidates for prime minister.
The LDP Secretary-General is also responsible for supporting election campaigns and managing the LDP's finances.
In the Kanuma mayoral election held yesterday, Motegi must have used his authority as Secretary-General to support Kobayashi.
Despite this, Kobayashi lost by a large margin, and some may question Secretary-General Motegi's ability and popularity.
However, the reason Kobayashi lost by a large margin may be that the LDP, which is facing headwinds due to issues of politics and money, supported him, which may have had a negative effect.
Kobayashi's election poster caused a problem in the Kanuma mayoral election (Kyodo News article "Policy flyers closely resemble those of anime movie: LDP camp in Kanuma mayoral election").
It is very similar to the poster for the movie based on the worldwide hit manga "Slam Dunk".
I compared the two posters and they are indeed very similar.
Kobayashi, wearing number 7, is point guard Miyagi Ryota, and although his number is hidden, Secretary-General Mogi is in the same position as shooting guard Mitsui Hisashi.
This may have caused ridicule and resentment.
A greedy, old, ugly, flabby politician and a high school student who devotes his youth to sports are complete opposites.
Even one politician with vested interests is annoying, but five of them together are even more annoying.
He says he will rebuild Kanuma City, but coming from a Liberal Democratic Party politician who destroyed it, that is not convincing.
It just looks like a bunch of old men gathering together to maintain their interests.
Age discrimination is also a problem, and the obsession with appearance is also a problem from the perspective of lookism.
However, it cannot be denied that female and younger voters may have been offended by this poster with all those ugly old men.
Coach Anzai of the Shohoku High School basketball team said,
"If you give up, the game is over."
This quote has inspired many who were about to give up.
But I think.
Sometimes it's important to give up.
Especially if it's for the public good.
Politicians who are lining their pockets need to give up on winning elections.
Next month is the Tokyo gubernatorial election, this year or next year there will be a House of Representatives election, and next year there will be a House of Councillors election.
Former Prime Minister Aso said, "Democracy has a cost." (Gendai article "LDP Vice President Aso: 'Omai-u': 'Democracy has a cost' nonsense... 19.34 million yen spent on high-end gourmet food using political funds" Yahoo! News).
What is the relationship between the public good and politicians enjoying high-end gourmet food using political funds?
Politicians lining their pockets cannot be recognized as a necessary expense of democracy.
No to vested interest politics.
I want to express my intentions properly by exercising my right to vote.
