I could be wrong... I usually am, but the reason it stuck in my mind was the comment from the mayor saying this election would be a $1 Million election and I thought to myself DANG THAT IS ALOT OF MONEY.
Thanks to John for the clarification. For the record, I've gotten 4 offline responses on this post - which I can summarize as follows.
Apparently - the story/rumor appeared in Joe Kimball's column on Friday, quoting the former chief that he was reluctant to raise the kind of money that will be necessary for the upcoming Mayoral race. I have been told (second or third hand), that the Chief is unhappy that his comments have been represented as suggesting that he does not plan to run. Second-hand sources indicate, that he may still be considering a run for Mayor and that nothing has changed.
If anyone cares to add detail to this information (sketchy and from multiple second-hand sources), please do so.
Basically, this is all still at the "rumor" stage.
No one has given me any NEW names of possible candidates. So far, the only ones I've heard mention of are: Mayor Kelly and Former Chief Finney.
Anyone care to comment on the $1 million dollar price tag for the next mayoral race? Is this really possible / should it be expected?
How would that compare to recent mayoral elections in St. Paul and Mpls?
Anyone?
Thanks.
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