It's quite possible that the perception exists that Don's campaign focuses on Jordan because he currently resides in Jordan. However, upon closer inspection you'll find that his Campaign Co-Chair is Jennifer Young, a highly respected businesswoman from NE. We held an christmas party at the California Building last Saturday as a matter of fact. There were many well-respected people from NE in attendance.
All one has to do is drive across the bridge between north and northeast to realize how different the quality of life on the two sides of the ward is. Loki's fears are no different than the fears of the residents on this side. How can one person adequately represent such a diverse ward?
I applaud all the residents that have seen fit to take the time to become informed about the upcoming election. As one would suspect, everyone seems to have a "hot button". My personal hot button is that I want very much to elect a person that has lived both types of lifestyles. Not just resided in both environments mind you, but truly "lived" in both.
Reasonably, do you think it was possible for Don to immigrate from Jamaica, get an education (masters), become a senior VP of a Fortune 500 company, and make the CHOICE to move back into one of the most poverty-stricken areas of our city, without having developed a sense of fairness and commitement to what he does?
Dennis Plante
Jordan
>From: Mark Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Minneapolis Issues Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [Mpls] Don Samuels and 2005
>Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 23:27:12 -0600
>
>
>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]
>
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