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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Any new opinions after last night's event?[/quote]It is disappointing that Brandon Todd once again found something better to do than attend a community forum. This one was very well-attended and Todd's repeated absences at forums suggests a lack of respect for the public. I notice that his attendance record for fundraisers is much better. So, I guess Todd should get points for not disguising who he views at important.

Leon Andrews, Renee Bowser, Doug Sloan, and Dwayne Tolliver are all serious candidates who would be better choices than Todd. The problem is that they will likely split the anti-Todd vote and let him coast for the victory. Because these candidates are all credible and don't seem to have strong policy disagreements, the question for me becomes which of them can put together the strongest campaign and get out the votes to potentially knock off Todd. Note, sadly, this is a different question than "who would be the best Council Member". By the measure of getting voters to the polls, I think Bowser comes out ahead. She has more endorsements, a better record of attracting votes, and appears to have a stronger organization overall. Her union backing will result in boots on the ground which will be important. So, I am now in the Renee Bowser camp.[/quote]
I was also at last night's event and had pretty much the same response as Jeff.  I also happen to be a Renee Bowser supporter, and agree that Andrews, Sloan, and Toliver are credible candidates.  I also got to meet Drew Schneider, who runs the [url]http://www.ward4candidatesinfo.com[/url] website; he got a well-deserved shout-out from the moderator, Colbert King.

I notice that an upcoming forum, Thursday, 4/2, 7 - 9 pm at Kingsbury School, has a limited list of invitees, based on amount and/or number of donations.  There are four candidates who qualified:  Andrews, Bowser, Todd, and Toliver, and the subject area is housing, jobs, and development.  It sounds like they will really be able to get into the meat of things, with a limited number of candidates talking about a small, inter-related set of topics.  But you need to sign up in advance to attend.  You can find a registration link in the announcement of the event on [url]http://www.ward4candidatesinfo.com/calendar[/url], on which you can find other events.

One event that is not on there yet is a forum/straw poll that I understand is to be held by the Ward 4 Democrats. I gather it is to be held on Wednesday, April 1, at the Lamond Rec Center, 20 Tuckerman St, NE.  The voting is set to begin at 6 and the forum at 6:30.  Based on previous such events, there should be a long line for the voting, although I don't think a public announcement of the event has been made yet (so if I have made any errors in the details, I apologize).  I have been told that Brandon Todd is no longer President, but I would still think he'll have a home court advantage, possibly shared with Judi Jones and Doug Sloan who live nearby.  Incidentally, if you Google "Ward 4 Democrats", you probably won't find much.  The latest thing I could find was from last August, and the most prominent thing on it was Brandon's bio.
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