Thoughts on the Race for Mayor

[Old Jim]

The money and high level endorsements did not seem to turn the tide. Mr. Weaver was not able to buy the mayor's office. You could make the run-off without being at most of the forums and if you were there, you did not have to be very well versed on issues to be successful. Maybe the negative ads took its toll on two of the candidates.... one receiving and one slinging. I wonder if Johnny and Herb are drunk yet? And I would like to congratulate Diane for weathering the storm on here and siding with a winner.

[futurejax]

Congrats Mullaney camp.  You're asinine negative ads just gave us
Jerry Falwell as our next mayor.  Thanks guys.

[hillary supporter]

Congrats to Alvin Brown. The real issue with Jacksonville and our economy is JOBS. His experience running a jobs program for President Clinton makes him the best candidate. Mike Hogan will cut jobs for the city. The truth will come out in the next 2 months!

[uptowngirl]

Congrats Mullaney camp.  You're asinine negative ads just gave us
Jerry Falwell as our next mayor.  Thanks guys.

+100000 YOU JAGOFFS!

[tufsu1]

my thoughts are as follows:

1. 125,000 people voted....forget the turnout they report (that's registered voters only), around 15% of this city cared enough to take 5 minutes out of their day!

2. Alvin Brown and the Democrats got their base to turn out...and from what I saw/heard tonight, that may be because of the Sherriff's race...so kudos to Ken Jefferson (and shame on John Rutherford).

3. It is time that city elections truly become non-partisan....party designations shouldn't even show up on the ballot.

4.  In the meantime, it would be nice to see the "establishment" in this town get behind Brown.

Now all that said, #4 is highly unlikely...so say hello to Mike Hogan, the next mayor of Jacksonville!

[coredumped]

Congrats Mullaney camp.  You're asinine negative ads just gave us
Jerry Falwell as our next mayor.  Thanks guys.

+100000 YOU JAGOFFS!

Your anger is misdirected. The voters are to blame - Jax wants more of the same. For the past 4 years I've been saying "just 4 more years, just 3 more years, just 2 more years, just 1 more year." Looks like I'll start back over at 4...
Oh, and the turn out is beyond pathetic. Jax just doesn't care

[futurejax]

Congrats Mullaney camp.  You're asinine negative ads just gave us
Jerry Falwell as our next mayor.  Thanks guys.

+100000 YOU JAGOFFS!

Your anger is misdirected. The voters are to blame - Jax wants more of the same. For the past 4 years I've been saying "just 4 more years, just 3 more years, just 2 more years, just 1 more year." Looks like I'll start back over at 4...
Oh, and the turn out is beyond pathetic. Jax just doesn't care

At least now we'll have mandatory workplace prayer.

[uptowngirl]

Congrats Mullaney camp.  You're asinine negative ads just gave us
Jerry Falwell as our next mayor.  Thanks guys.

+100000 YOU JAGOFFS!

Your anger is misdirected. The voters are to blame - Jax wants more of the same. For the past 4 years I've been saying "just 4 more years, just 3 more years, just 2 more years, just 1 more year." Looks like I'll start back over at 4...
Oh, and the turn out is beyond pathetic. Jax just doesn't care

Not really I talked to a LOT of people who are ignorant enough to believe what they saw on TV, and stupid enough to vote for a name they "knew" on a ticket, even in our neighborhood race, peeps voted against THEIRSELEVES,hi as if they or theirs or less than.... This election made it crystal clear the self hatred all of Cowford residents have, but especially our minoroties. All i can say is sad, sad for all of us.

[SPR Nole]

   Pissed!  

[uptowngirl]

my thoughts are as follows:

1. 125,000 people voted....forget the turnout they report (that's registered voters only), around 15% of this city cared enough to take 5 minutes out of their day!

2. Alvin Brown and the Democrats got their base to turn out...and from what I saw/heard tonight, that may be because of the Sherriff's race...so kudos to Ken Jefferson (and shame on John Rutherford).

3. It is time that city elections truly become non-partisan....party designations shouldn't even show up on the ballot.

4.  In the meantime, it would be nice to see the "establishment" in this town get behind Brown.

Now all that said, #4 is highly unlikely...so say hello to Mike Hogan, the next mayor of Jacksonville!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! NOT Hogan!!!!

[buckethead]

Being in St Johns County, maybe I don't have the right to bitch.

Never stopped me before.

I have been considering a move into Springfield. The Timing seemed perfect.

Prices are stupid low, and should a downtown revitalization of any reasonable measure occur, property values in the core stand to increase drastically.

I don't see this happening for some time now.

I do believe it was the negative ads running for the past few days that did our best hope in.

I really haven't kept up with Brown, but I'll start learning now. I still don't see much hope there.

Look for anti Obama ads linking any D to everything from Mandated health insurance to deficit spending and confiscatory taxation.

What does Hogan want with the mayors office? What is his end game?

[uptowngirl]

Being in St Johns County, maybe I don't have the right to bitch.

Never stopped me before.

I have been considering a move into Springfield. The Timing seemed perfect.

Prices are stupid low, and should a downtown revitalization of any reasonable measure occur, property values in the core stand to increase drastically.

I don't see this happening for some time now.

I do believe it was the negative ads running for the past few days that did our best hope in.

I really haven't kept up with Brown, but I'll start learning now. I still don't see much hope there.

Look for anti Obama ads linking any D to everything from Mandated health insurance to deficit spending and confiscatory taxation.

What does Hogan want with the mayors office? What is his end game?

Milking the tax payors of two salaries....smart people making it though the last  four years will start to leave, the market is not that bad and they can sell and move on from Jacksontucky...

[futurejax]

This is great news,  finally FBC-2 can begin construction at the Shipyards site.

[wsansewjs]

In few years, I will be moving to Seattle, Washington, or other better cities because I cannot stay in Jacksonville forever and be choked by the idiocy of the people of Jacksonville in doing something about their own city by not providing any FEASIBLE transportation, an inspiring downtown, and stable management of the city government.

I gave Jacksonville a last chance and it went out of the window with Audrey.

I got three words for you, non-participating voters of Jacksonville: ABSOLUTELY FUCK YOU.

-Josh

[stjr]

I posted this on the Mullaney thread.  Adding it here:

The irony of the Mullaney campaign is his "No tax increases - I am the ultimate conservative" was really more targeted toward Hogan's rock solid base than Moran.  Yet, he chose to pursue Moran rather than Hogan when I guess his campaign realized that Hogan had the far right locked up tight. Going after Moran then turned away much of the rest of his potential support.  While Mullaney's attacks lost him voters it also probably hurt Moran opening the door for Brown. 

Basically, Mullaney waffling on where he was on the political spectrum led to his failure to build much of a core base beyond what he could muster from his dedicated and loyal personal "friends".  It's a tribute to Mullaney that he did as well as did at the finish line.