An under-publicized candidates’ night was apparently held last night at the Wesley Center. The Dayton Daily News reported about 40 in attendance. Take out the entourages, and you probably have 25 voters. Of course, we only have 4 candidates, no primary, and no real choices. If “none of the above” were on the ballot, it Read More
[UPDATE] The day after turn-in deadline, the DDN now reports that Larry Ealy has also turned in petitions to be on the ballot. http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/six-vie-for-two-seats-on-dayton-city-commission-1098214.html I’m not quite sure how this happened- the Board of Elections told me only 4 had filed- and I was leaving at just before 4- and there was only one candidate Read More
We live in a supposed democracy. Except- when the cost of running becomes too high- we start to get people beholden to their supporters- or some other organization that is backing them. It doesn’t matter who gets on the ballot- what matters is that you have a choice. No choice- why bother even holding elections.That’s Read More
This page is a running history of my races. I’ve not done a good job of updating it. 2012: running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the new OH-10 race. This is the most compact the district has been since Tony Hall (pre-2002) meaning it can be reached almost entirely using Dayton media. It Read More
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