Meet the real Elissa Silverman -- tried to pressure Frumin to drop out per Tim Craig now

[Anonymous]

Just read the emails. I am impressed with them.

BTW I got called for that poll and eventually hung up toward the end because I thought it was a Zukerberg poll. Didn't realize it was from a separate group - "the marijuana people" - LOL.

The poll was too long. It was a robocall and it asked too many questions - all about the legalization or decriminalization of drugs. I strongly favor that but even I got a little tired of all the questions. Once they started asking about the city council race, I got annoyed because I thought it was a push poll for Zukerberg (although it did make me consider whether I should just vote for him as a protest vote) and not a real poll. I expected that I would get a call from the Zuckerberg campaign but I didn't. Guess it really was an independent poll?

But I have to say they probably had a lot of hang ups before the question on the council race. I could see people getting tired of being asked about drug policy by a computer.

[Anonymous]

Elissa foolishly sent her treasurer to approach Frumin. She does not really understand politics. These things need to be handled by the candidate.

[Anonymous]

Totally fine in my book. And I liked her response. (Though she requested the emails be confidential and then she disclosed them.)

[Anonymous]

I think she disclosed them because the word was already out.

I was leaning toward Silverman but in the end had a change of heart and voted for Frumin. It was a tough decision. In the end, I do wish one of them would have dropped out...or that we had instant runoff voting! How can we get that?!

This is what happened in 2011 w/ Orange. I don't want it to happen again.

[Anonymous]

I agree that the approach should have been candidate to candidate and private. Tacky to send a surrogate - disrespectful. But the worst part is the hint of quid pro quo to unseat Cheh. That annoys me a lot, because if it's the right thing it's the right thing, nobody should have to be given favors. And it wasn't the right thing - who knows who is really ahead between the two of them based on one not-that-recent poll.

[Anonymous]

well, she was right. end of story.