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At 11:27 AM 5/12/01 -0500, Eva Young wrote:
>Robert got three votes in that convention. Sandra Miller got 12. Brian
>got 52 or so. I wasn't at the convention, so I didn't hear Robert's,
>Sandra's or Brian's speeches. Brian has always been a good public speaker,
>so I wouldn't be surprised if he did well in this arena. These were after
>all delegates who went to the caucuses for Presidential and State
>Senate/State House races. Robert started his campaign AFTER these
>delegates were selected. 52 people shouldn't decide who our city council
>person is. That's the job for a broader cross section of the electorate in
>the ward in the primary, and general election.
As one of the 69 delegates at the convention, I thought the situation was
scary. I walked in not knowing anything about Robert Lilligren and Sandra
Miller except their names (although I had made some effort to find out
more). Listening to one round of speeches and Q&A did not give me enough
information to make me comfortable with my decision.
City council candidates would do themselves and the rest of us a favor if
they made more contact with party delegates and the voters in general. I'm
not just talking to upstart candidates here. I've met plenty of people in
the city who don't know who their council member is.
And 69 people are an awfully a small group to decide the endorsement
considering what a huge advantage that gives in the election.
Rosalind Nelson
Ward 8, Bancroft neighborhood
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