১৯ অক্টোবর, ২০১৮

"In a startling reversal, Mayor Paul Soglin will now seek another four-year term, dramatically shaking up the city elections early next year."

The Capital Times reports on the Madison mayor, who said he was not running for reelection. That happened last July when Soglin was running for governor. But he lost badly in the primary. Soglin had created an opening that encouraged many new people to run for Mayor:
Since mid-summer, seven candidates have filed initial paperwork for the mayoral race: Ald. Maurice Cheeks; former Alds. Brenda Konkel, executive director of the tenant Resource Center, and Satya Rhodes-Conway, who works for the UW-Madison think tank Center on Wisconsin Strategy; Raj Shukla, executive director of the conservation organization River Alliance of Wisconsin; Toriana Pettaway, the city’s racial equity coordinator; Madison firefighter and former School Board member Michael Flores; and comedian Nick Hart.
Now, Soglin says "I made a miscalculation in July. I thought I would not be up for another campaign after the governor’s race. I am." As if it's was always only about his predicted energy level.
In July, Soglin said he believed that between six and eight consecutive years is an appropriate length of time for a mayor to serve, and underscored, “I can assure you there will not be a third sequel.”

“Eight years is a long time,” he said this week. “(But) the last two months, especially the feedback I’ve got in terms of handling the storm, has been very invigorating.”...

৩১টি মন্তব্য:

Darrell বলেছেন...

Everyone is telling me to stay.
How can I disappoint the citizens I love?

David Begley বলেছেন...

Maurice Cheeks the pro basketball player?

David Begley বলেছেন...

Handling the storm? Wouldn’t Public Works, Police and Fire have done all the work?

Might as well take credit for the Badgers crushing the Corn.

Mark বলেছেন...

The Politburo serves for life.

BarrySanders20 বলেছেন...

I presume many of the other announced candidates are Soglin allies. That’s awkward. But if Madison wants the aged Hippie, why not another four years?

BarrySanders20 বলেছেন...

Look for Hillary to announce that the feedback she’s been getting has been invigorating.

Bill, Republic of Texas বলেছেন...

Someone needs to tell this old white male to fuck off and die. He's obviously a racist and misogynist. Why is he blocking the rise of PoC or women. He must be a Republican.

Rob বলেছেন...

So Madison has a racial equity coordinator. One day all cities will have an official whose job is to coordinate racial equity.

Tom T. বলেছেন...

Translation: "My expected job offer at the law firm / bank / consultancy fell through."

mezzrow বলেছেন...

Welcome back, my friends
To the show that never ends
We're so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!

FIDO বলেছেন...

Translation: I lost. Give me my sinecure back.

FIDO বলেছেন...

Sorry, Tom T. I didn't see yours.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

I assume what's going on here is that a lot of people are telling Soglin that the declared candidates will ruin the city and he has to stay in to save us. I'll leave it to others to flesh out how and whether that's true.

roesch/voltaire বলেছেন...

Both Soglin and Walker, career politicians, should step down and join Hillary to serve weak tea to the public.

ngtrains বলেছেন...

i assume none of them has ever had a real job?

Bobb বলেছেন...

Where is Soglin's commitment to diversity? Shouldn't be step aside for a minority mayor?

Otto বলেছেন...

The blue model failures just keep piling up.

Bad Lieutenant বলেছেন...

David Begley said...
Handling the storm? Wouldn’t Public Works, Police and Fire have done all the work?

Might as well take credit for the Badgers crushing the Corn.

10/19/18, 6:47 AM


Doesn't he have some potholes to fix? Or is it coffee to pour?

Curious George বলেছেন...

"“(But) the last two months, especially the feedback I’ve got in terms of handling the storm, has been very invigorating.”..."

That's the weed talkin'

MadisonMan বলেছেন...

Ugh.

I hope his opponents ask how the situation for Blacks has improved under his "leadership". Repeatedly.

Let's ask how water rates have changed under his tenure.

Why do the roads in this town suck?

The only reason he runs is that no one will hire him, and he's failed at every other thing he has tried. Being a politician (D) in Madison is a job for life. Ask Fred Risser.

Ipso Fatso বলেছেন...

The Indispensable Man.

Wilbur বলেছেন...

Different Mo Cheeks.

Mark বলেছেন...

a lot of people are telling Soglin that the declared candidates will ruin the city and he has to stay in to save us

Right, those would be the same people saying similar things to Hillary and Pelosi, et al.

JAORE বলেছেন...

I assume what's going on here is that a lot of people are telling Soglin that the declared candidates will ruin the city and he has to stay in to save us.

Mostly a message delivered by people that have a vested interest in Hizzonor, I would guess. Toadies gotta toady.

Seeing Red বলেছেন...

What storm? He’s mayor, why is clean up being handled badly?


That’s a Jayne Byrne opprttunist moment right there.

glenn বলেছেন...

That trough keeps your snout nice and warm.

FullMoon বলেছেন...
এই মন্তব্যটি লেখক দ্বারা সরানো হয়েছে।
walter বলেছেন...

I guess his meandering low energy guv campaign didn't energize him.

tim maguire বলেছেন...

"In a startling reversal, politician vying for a better post decided to stay right where he was when the better post didn't pan out."

Big Mike বলেছেন...

He discovered that one cannot make a living doing nothing except as the mayor of an extreme left wing town.

Floris বলেছেন...

Progressives define themselves by the power they have over others. If a progressive is out of power, then they lose their sense of self. This is a man trying desperately to maintain the only self-identity that he has.