Monday, August 9, 2010
Politics Garner, Waites in epic tussle over Fulton runoff
Posted by Scott Henry @ScottTheHenry on Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:17 PM
With less than a day to go until the runoff for the Fulton County Commission District 6 race, the contest remains hard-fought. This morning, Joan Garner announced a last-minute endorsement by Sally Smith, one of her former opponents in the July 10 primary. Says Smith: "I am very excited about the future of Fulton County with Joan Garner as Commissioner.”
David Holder, the other losing primary candidate, had already endorsed Keisha Waites, saying: "I feel that she is a very knowledgeable candidate with solid leadership skills who would provide transparency, force fiscal accountability, and job creation within our communities."
Meanwhile, Atlanta Councilman Kwanza Hall has been furiously tweeting support for Garner; e.g. "Fulton County Democratic run-off election tomorrow. I am voting for Joan Garner are you? pls rt."
This weekend, I spotted several "volunteers" holding signs touting both candidates at major intersections and encountered a crew posting a fresh round of Garner yard signs in the Old Fourth Ward.
Since candidates for local offices usually can't afford to do polling, it's difficult to predict who has the edge in a tight race like this. (It also doesn't help that Fulton's woebegone elections office hasn't managed to put the campaign disclosures online, so we don't know how much money anyone's raised.)
Suffice it to say, it's a heated race that will be determined — if past history is any guide — by an alarmingly small number of votes. Please, whether you take my advice or not, make sure your vote is among them.
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Scott, its refreshing to still have a journalist in town that follows JOUR 101....research...research...and more research and then tell the story! Keisha Waites is as interetsted in serving the constituents of District 6, as a vegan is in a seasoned pork chop. As you have previously shared, Waites just wants a title behind her name....no matter what title it might be...to bad we aren't Mayberry, then she could also run for dog catcher!
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Furthermore, I think that it speaks VOLUMES to Joan's leagacy of making a positive impact in our community, given the diverse range of support and endorsements that Joan has receieved from community leaders and elected officials from across the county, the city and the state. Joan has shown that she is ready on day one to roll up her sleeves and get to work..Joan has proven that she has the ability to build a cross-coaltion of support that will be needed once she is elected as the District 6 Commissioner...all that Ms. Waites has is a legacy of running for ANYTHING that she can, and giving herself a loan to finance her journey to "importance"...if the voters of District 6 vote Keisha to this seat, then they deserve the type of self-serving, starving for notoriety individual that she is...
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