--- Dean Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Strib says McLaughlin will announce run for mayor this week. Frankly > since he's part of the old SSB crowd that RT trounced last time, I'm > not sure what kind of a shot he has. But it should be fun.
[TB] I think it would be tough to pin SSB on McLaughlin. The 2 of them never did serve together. McLaughlin has never been part of Minneapolis city government. Rybak may have had more than just a little bit of luck getting out of a rather crowded primary. With over a dozen on the ballot, including at least 4 credible candidates, it doesn't take a big vote percentage to make it to the general election. While Rybak doesn't have the negatives that SSB (and several departed members of the council) had, what has he done that he can point to as reasons he should be reelected? He probably hasn't done anything really bad, however, someone could certainly try to pin the rise in residential real estate taxes on him. We'll hear more than one person telling how much increase they have seen since he took office. We're going to hear about cuts in police and fire. It may not be his fault, it happened on his watch. Terrell Brown Loring Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
