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[quote=Anonymous]Elrich is too far left?

Specific complaints?

I might think the $15 minimum wage is a stitch high for part time work, but most other initiatives make a lot of sense.

Now that supermarkets have to charge a nickel per bag, I take home three bags instead of ten. cashiers don't put two apples in a bag without asking me if I want to take trash/recycling home with me.  That's Elrich.

The Park service and Dept of Recreation had duplicate programs. Elrich spearheaded combining the two to save money. No one goes into teh nitty-gritty budgeting liek Elrich. Not traditionally seen as left wing, but a reason I'm voting for him.

Building Metro is far too expensive, but good mass transit up 29 and cross county is badly needed. Answer? Bus Rapid transit. Metro trains on wheels, basically. Was anyone else coming up with ways to tame the gridlock down 29?  Nope.  Only Elrich.  Once BRT was rolling along, the other councilmen jumped on.  You want a leader as your exec, not a follower. Lookin' at you Berliner / Leventhal.

Elrich landed the Realtors PAC endorsement in 2012 and Sierra Club in 2012. That is one hell of a trick and NOT the mark of someone TOO left wing.

Elrich defied the police unions by supporting deployment of modern equipment to active patrol officers rather than detectives that send very little time using the mobile resources. It made logical sense but teh seniority system was deeply entrenched. When Elrich has to step away from traditionally left wing safety zones, he does.

Ignore the shills who scream "Liberal!" about Elrich unless they pony up concrete examples. Elrich does what works and lets chips fall where they may. There's a darn good reason he was the top vote getter two his second and third terms.
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