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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only rational choice is Blair. Elrich is in over his head, and Riemer lies so much that it makes him look malevolent. [/quote]
I have to agree that Elrich is in over his head, but to be specific, he’s showing himself to be a more competent manager than I expected but is just a piss-poor leader. Elrich’s biggest problem is that he lets the council jerk him around, which demonstrates a lack of leadership. The main reason that this happens is that he shares the same base with most of the council, which makes him susceptible to political pressure.

I don’t think there is anyone who would argue that Hans Riemer would be a competent manager and in fact he’s well known for being flatly incompetent. That means that it is guaranteed that Riemer as CE would lead to a serious deterioration of public services. Do you like poor garbage collection, un-maintained and deteriorating parks, even higher crime, slow 911 response, potholes, broken sidewalks, etc well Hans Riemer will certainly bring that to Moco. And while he fancies himself a “leader” there are few, if any, people who actually respect him.

Having a CE who has a political base not beholden to the same old tired people who have led this county into the ditch would be a huge relief. While Blair seems to have qualities of a competent manager and a leader, the only thing that worries me is that he is too close with Silverman who represents the old power center that led us into the last ditch.

So I cannot decide between Blair or Elrich right now.[/quote]

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