Comments on: Mayor Gray Re-Elected by 313 Votes

By: ethan

ethan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:32:43 +0000

@Tim

How can you say you’re disappointed the people didn’t authorize debt to build a new building when you’ve admittedly never been in it? Besides they somehow found it in their budget to build it anyway. I think people in the current economy want smarter choices instead of going deeper into debt.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:10:39 +0000

As a parent of youngsters who just moved into the Donegal School District, I am disappointed in the failure of what seemed to me to be a reasonable proposal for a new high school. My oldest is only four, and I’ve never stepped foot in any of the public schools, but there does seem to be a real disconnect between younger families in newer developments throughout the district and older households. I’m anxious to figure out this dynamic and find a way to get more involved as my kids get older.

By: Jeff Geoghan

Jeff Geoghan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:41:05 +0000

I’m surprised you would go out on such a limb to call my election earliy…alright, who’s your source?

BTW my blog website is http://www.lancasterparealestateblog.com – can you update that?
See ya tomorrow…

By: ethanD

ethanD — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:35:16 +0000

I was also dismayed at the low voter turnout. The fact that 4% of the populace decides these elections is just sad. Regardless of party I think people should at least vote and do a little research on the candidates.

As for the mayoral race I don’t live downtown so I didn’t have to make the decision (for which I’m glad). We need new faces rather than regurgitating old ones.

I nominate @DanielKlotz to run next time around.

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By: Ken Mueller

Ken Mueller — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:35 +0000

I think it’s a shame that so few people voted. But I’m dismayed at the Mayoral race for a variety of reasons. Clearly, a margin this small in a city where registered Democrats far outweigh the number of registered Republicans is certainly not a mandate. If I were Mayor Gray I would be looking over my shoulder. Crime in the city, and the economy, are issues that are not going to go away by saying everything is OK. Gray also outspent Smithgall.

Neither candidate ran a campaign that gave me any reason to vote for them. Gray called Smithgall’s campaign negative, but I think both campaigns were equally negative. If you are the challenger, you have to point out what you believe the incumbent isn’t doing properly. If you’re the incumbent, give me more than interviews about your love of bow ties. Convince me why I need to vote for you. Honestly, I still don’t know what either of the candidates have proposed in terms of ideas on how to improve things in the city. I certainly don’t buy that the city needs no improvement.

And Timothy, I agree and was wondering that myself as I filled out my ballot. What if Matt Holden were listed first? Same for any other race where you get to vote for multiples.

In the end, the candidates did a horrible job of articulating their ideas. Telling me that they want to make things better without telling me HOW does me no good. And the mainstream media did a horrible job of a)reporting on the candidates, and b) pressing the candidates for answers.

The arrogance of local politicians can be pretty amazing.

By: Timothy

Timothy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:03 +0000

It’s telling, I think, that the number of votes received by each candidate for city council corresponds with the order in which they were listed on the ballot.