Alvin Brown says he is non partisan

[Jaxson]

Sorry mtrain, but the suburbs didnt actually go for Mike.  The westside did.

Stephen - We shall see soon. Folks in Mandarin, if they care at all, won't appreciate seeing their revenues going to fix something they deem as unsafe and unneeded. Come to think of neither will the westside, beaches or northside.

Except maybe for the Westside, but I can tell you other suburbs take pride in a vibrant DT!

This from a suburbanite who LOVES DT.

BTW how will we attract business to Jax by focusing on the bedroom communities surrounding Jax?

How do we create JOBS by focusing on those bedroom communities?

It's a flawed approach to making Jacksonville attractive to BUSINESS!!!

Wanna know what's funny?  Don't tell mtrain, but Mike Hogan supports downtown, too!  I bet that is gonna anger those 'suburbanites' who allegedly couldn't give less of a d--n about DT!  Who are those folks in Mandarin going to support now that Mike Hogan agrees with Alvin Brown ; )

[Charles Hunter]

Does Hogan support DT, or was he just responding to the repeated DT-centric questions at Tiger Bay, in the way he perceived that audience wanted to hear?

[Jaxson]

A politician who says what his audience wants to hear, Charles?  NO FREAKIN' WAY!!! ; )

[Timkin]

Not a chance !

[RCD]

He is partisan and the voting world knows it. The problem with brown is not his being partisan, its with his being unelectable. The city's demographics are such that he is in one hell of an up hill battle for the office. I am a republican, but do not think Hogan is a good choice for THIS office (let alone the best!). However, Hogan has shown his ability to be elected countywide (so citywide is no stretch for him....remembering that Duval county is home to 5 cities).

Brown would have to run up his support within the core, near south-side and a stretch along the the cities west side along the river (and Roosevelt Blvd). Then he would have to keep hogan's margin of victory down in the rest of the city. This is hard as hell to do. I wish him well and hope that he will.

Brown is NOT my 1st choice... normally he would not even have been considered. However, there are only two horses in the race and i have pick one (even if i know he will have a hard time winning). Neither of the two are really worth the vote, but one of them must get in office. Brown, rather I like it or not, is the better of the two. I will vote for him and hope others will as well.

Now, mike will be a good mayor in some ways. And if he wins (like i think he will), we will be okay IF the city council could be a countervailing force on the other side. I have met Mike. I believe him to be an honest and honorable man and public servant. The city has benefited from his political leadership and stewardship up until now. Furthermore, I am proud to have voted for him in the past. I just cannot, and will not, do so now. We have grown a part on a few important issues...We differ honestly and honorably.   

[dougskiles]

RCD, I have met many people who feel exactly the same way you do.  I wouldn't write Alvin off yet.  My fear is that people in your situation will decide to just not vote.

Alvin Brown as mayor will be a wake-up call for many people in our city.

Part of his resume that is not talked about often is that he was involved in setting up the transition team for the Clinton Administration.  I wasn't a Clinton fan at the time, but looking back, I have to admit that those were pretty darn good times.

[RCD]

RCD, I have met many people who feel exactly the same way you do.  I wouldn't write Alvin off yet.  My fear is that people in your situation will decide to just not vote.

Alvin Brown as mayor will be a wake-up call for many people in our city.

Part of his resume that is not talked about often is that he was involved in setting up the transition team for the Clinton Administration.  I wasn't a Clinton fan at the time, but looking back, I have to admit that those were pretty darn good times.

Dougskiles, I will vote for Brown and work to get some of my friends who are in the same position as am I to vote  for him as well.

I am an old political hound and know about the position that we were in during the Clinton years. What is often over looked, as a matter of fact, is that it was the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, pushed by G.H.W.Bush, and passed by congress, that made the balance budgets of the Clinton administration possible. Not only that, but the  Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, required a balance budget. The congress could not get around that without a super majority vote in both chambers. So while we had good times indeed within the span of the Clinton era, lets be honest about what they were responsible for. BTW, that bill cost G.H.W.Bush the white house in 1992.

Now, you are right, not all that Clinton did was bad, and I embrace that. I am not able to say that I was a big fan of Clinton. However, i understand your point and I will revisit my opinion on Brown. We all need to be able to talk honestly about the city we all love....and join together for what is in its best interest. We cannot always get everything that  we want, nor should we.