The Great Trainwreck of 2009 comes to a head today, as multiple, multi-candidate races are partially decided today.
I'm wandering down to the polling station, but beforehand, a few extra notes:
- Mayor Franklin came out of the closet last night to endorse Kasim Reed, in a literal 11th hour semi-endorsement. I'm not sure why this wasn't assumed, but I suppose it had to be said.
- The Democrat Party of Georgia wet the bed over this past week, with their "Norwood is a Republican" bandwagon prompted by Reed's campaign. Atlanta Progressive News dissassembles that bedwetting, (and by extension, Reed's embracing of his Democrat ties) in a lengthy article (skip the Norwood campaign manager blather).
- If Council President Borders gets left in the dust, it's an absolute (and long overdue) indictment of what passes for 'business' in this town. Ditto for Reed, and the Atlanta Vote Machine.
- A separate bullet listing for the Quote of the Year, from the same article: "Just because you go on a date with someone doesn't mean you're gonna marry them. Just because you did cocaine once doesn't make you an addict." -- Councilmember Norwood, on not returning to a GOP convention. Bwahaha!
- The City Council President race has gone almost completely under the radar this time around; gets less press than the crowded city council district races.
- Jim Galloway (whose columns are generally worth the reading time) has a few blog posts pertaining to last-minute fundraising reports from the three main candidates: Norwood, Borders, and Reed
- And then, there's this gem: Someone ran a robocall in North Georgia, attacking Norwood for her denial of being Republican. I suspect this is more about flock maintenance than actual electioneering, to the tune of "in case she wins, Atlanta is still the whipping boy."
Out of all this noise, is no word about (or from) Jesse Spikes, who I intend on voting for, as I haven't found anything particularly bad about his candidacy. |
