(Disclaimer - i decided shortly before
>the convention to support Brian Herron based on a determination i have not
>always been satisfied with his votes but he has the right basic instincts
>and none of the opponents offered a better alternative. That impression was
>very much confirmed at the convention). Brian clearly came across as the
>most qualified and capable candidate who could express a thorough and
>coherent understanding and approach to the variety of concerns of the
>residents of the Ward.
Jordan, on what basis do you say this? I wasn't at the convention, so
didn't see the show. How did Brian come accross as more qualified and
capable in comparison to the other candidates? I do think the low turnout
did say something about the lack of enthusiasm for the candidate. 52
people decided the DFL endorsement in the 8th ward. That's hardly a
mandate. And it speaks volumes to the need to get more people engaged at
the primary.
>The most notable and possibly revealing aspect of the Ward 8 convention,
>however, was the low turnout. It appears that Ward 8 had the fewest
>participants of any Ward that has had a convention (except I have not heard
>a report on Ward 5), even though there were two visible challengers to the
>incumbent city council member. Ward 8, of course is the Mayor's home Ward.
>I was informed by a reliable longtime Ward 8 activist that there was a much
>larger turnout for the Ward 8 convention in 1997. Even though there was
>not a hotly contensted Ward 8 council race in 1997, there was apparently
>tremendous enthusiasm for the Mayor which appeared to draw people. Not only
>did the Mayor fail to attract any sort of respectable turnout in her home
>Ward, but she also clearly did not receive a very enthusiastic reception
>from the audience when she spoke today (and this is after discounting the
>couple of us rude hecklers who could not resist reacting to claims of taking
>leadership roles on racial profiling and affordable housing). It was my
>impression, validated by a couple of others, that RT Ryback and Lisa
>McDonalds received substantially more applause than the Mayor. Could this
>trouble on her "home turf" be a sign that the Mayor is in trouble?
I've always thought of Brian Herron being a pretty reliable vote for
whatever the Mayor says. So I guess I'm interested in why Brian did well
with the 8th ward audience, and the Mayor seemed to fall short.
It sounds like the ward convention may have gotten about the same numbers
as last week's CNIA meeting.
Eva
Eva Young
Central
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