I think people may be missing Loki's point. My read of Loki's post is not that focusing on 2003 is short-sighted. Instead I think what Loki is concerned about is that with Don Samuel's campaign, all the discussion appears to be about Jordan neighborhood and not the entire 3rd Ward. Since Jordan is currently scheduled to be redistricted out of 3rd Ward unless a lawsuit prevails, I think Loki is concerned about Don's willingness and ability to represent a 3rd Ward that does not include Jordan and that for Don's campaign, it would be shortsighted not to be thinking about that.
I don't know enough about Don's campaign to say whether this is an accurate portrayal. I just wanted to point out that people may not actually be responding to the concern Loki intended to raise. Mark Snyder Windom Park On 12/25/02 11:13 PM, "Michelle Mensing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Loki Anderson stated in the full message below: > "I'm assuming that you are not speaking for his campaign, but if you are it > sounds like his is a truly shortsighted community voice." > > (MM) I have been following the 3rd Ward race from a distance (the 13th Ward, > to be specific). Of all the many posts on this subject in the last few > weeks, I feel the need to speak up on this exchange, because this statement > from Loki Anderson seems extremely unfair to me. Even in a normal race, I > wouldn't expect a candidate to lay out their strategic plan for future > elections. But in these circumstances, I think it is completely > unrealistic. Don Samuels has been running in this election for about one > month and due to the nature of the seat opening, jumped in with all the > other candidates at a moment's notice. He happens to live in a part of the > ward that will be jettisoned by the 2005 election and, if elected now, > wouldn't have the luxury in the future of being the incumbent where he > currently resides. It certainly seems reasonable to me that a candidate in > this situation could wait until the next election cycle to decide how to > handle it. > > Michelle Mensing > Armatage > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dennis Plante > > > You're certainly entitled to your opinion. However, I fail to see how a > campaign/candidate running for a primary election for city council seat in > 2003 that does not have a strategic plan in place for the 2005 election, can > be viewed as short-sighted. > > To the contrary, I personally would be highly suspicious of an indivdual > (running in the primary) that offered a "plan" as far-reaching as what > you're suggesting. > > Or, maybe a more tactful approach might be to suggest that of the 20 > individuals running in the primary, how many of them do you think were in a > position to announce their candidacy THREE years ago? Things change. Don > is a man of integrity, and he's not given to making loose promises he can't > live up to. > > In the interest of fairness, have you polled the other 19 candidates and > received their views on the "hypothetical" question you've presented. > > Also, I am curious, why the fixation with regards to one specific issue? > > Dennis Plante > Jordan > >> My question would be "Which constituents would he be >> listening to? The residents of Jordan, who would be >> redistricted with him, or the residents of Hawthorne, >> McKinley, Bottineau, Sheridan, and St Anthony West who >> will be without an incumbent yet again if he decides >> to stay with y'all in Jordan?" >> >> I'm assuming that you are not speaking for his >> campaign, but if you are it sounds like his is a truly >> shortsighted community voice. >> >> Loki Anderson >> Marshall Terrace >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
