Here is the sad part of Dayton politics. Even with big bucks spent in the Turner races, with high visibility and 40K total voters, the commission winners rarely get more than 22K votes- and that modern record belongs to Joey Williams. It’s rare that an un-endorsed candidate makes it in a general election. Or that Read More
It’s the campaign finance turn-in day today. If you’ve got over $10K in donations you have to file. I’m proud to say, I don’t have $10K and won’t be filing. That doesn’t mean I’m not serious, it’s just that I have a real job, and real obligations, and don’t think that winning elections should be Read More
I’m having second thoughts about posturing legislation. Tony Capizzi did it when he proposed gun control legislation. Dean Lovelace did it when he pushed for anti-predatory lending laws. Mary Wiseman did it when she asked for equal opportunity protection for gays. All of these were pissing in the wind, since none were enforceable, or true Read More
This morning a reader said this: Roger 03.08.09 at 8:34 am As always, it’s really all about David Esrati. It was in response to my call for city employees to return phone calls. And to this, I’d like to ask- where are the sites where you can have a conversation about your city that are Read More
Jeffrey at Daytonology made a nice comparison of me to Harvey Milk. I’m glad someone sees the similarities. Like Harvey Milk David Esrati has run multiple times for office. In the case of Harvey Milk, though, the election law was changed in San Francisco to bring back ward elections, meaning Harvey Milk finally won an Read More
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