Delores Weaver now backs Brown for Jacksonville mayor

[mtraininjax]

Were you at the Union Hall function , M?

No, but I do watch TV and I know how to read the metrojacksonville postings, you might want to go back and refresh yourself with the posts after the election. More than a few MJers posted about the same.

[Timkin]

 Oh but I do know how to read, and I can afford a TV too, I just happened not to tune into it in this particular case.   

Just was wondered if you attended the event M. It was a simple question.  Sorry if the question offended you.

[mtraininjax]

Just was wondered if you attended the event M. It was a simple question.  Sorry if the question offended you.

Nope, sorry, I was not going to attend a democratic rally, but thanks for thinking of me.

[Timkin]

Sure thing! anytime !

[Jimmy]

In looking at the maps, and seeing the crowd last night, my read is that Audrey Moran voters came in for Brown in a huge way last night.

I saw one of Audrey's paid campaign higher-ups this past Saturday.  We talked for a while and I asked the inevitable question.  Audrey's staff, quietly, were voting for Alvin Brown.  I like to think that Audrey did the same.

[JeffreyS]

Diane what about the advantage of having MetroJacksonville.com on your side. Politicians take note you will now be vetted here.  

[ChriswUfGator]

I don't know WTF Audrey's sour grapes with Brown were anyway. Rick Mullaney cost her the election, Alvin Brown had nothing to do with it. Refusing to endorse the only like-minded candidate because you're still pissed that you didn't win the primary is really rather juvenile. If Audrey had formally endorsed Brown, we likely wouldn't be doing a recount.

I'm actually pretty disappointed in her over this.

[ChriswUfGator]

Oh and Diane Melendez, what happened?

You must've given yourself carpal tunnel posting a series of thousand-word analyses on MetroJacksonville about how Brown could never win. And you really seemed pretty sure that you had an inside track on all this. So what happened? I thought it was an outright impossibility that Brown could get even 25% of the vote, let alone win the election?

[manasia]

I don't know WTF Audrey's sour grapes with Brown were anyway. Rick Mullaney cost her the election, Alvin Brown had nothing to do with it. Refusing to endorse the only like-minded candidate because you're still pissed that you didn't win the primary is really rather juvenile. If Audrey had formally endorsed Brown, we likely wouldn't be doing a recount.

I'm actually pretty disappointed in her over this.

I feel the same way Chris, Haters Gonna Hate is all I can say about this.

[hillary supporter]

Brown won the primary by an impressive ability to get his supporters out. Such did not erase the huge victory from Mike Hogan. While a good number of republicans wouldnt initially support Hogan, Hogans strategy cost him this election, in that being. Mike Hogan ran a strategy to win the general election, after achieving a monstrous primary victory. Alvin Brown ran a campaign to become the mayor  of Jacksonville. HE was able to persuade those same republicans to vote for him last week. And in his passion, he persuaded the most public figures to actively support him.
Such was Mike Hogans failure, he could not, or i say more importantly, DID NOT, reach out to those republicans!
Ive said all along that i personally found Hogan a likable accessible leader for the city. He made a devastating mistake by doing what i just described,  IMHO

[Timkin]

Oh and Diane Melendez, what happened?

You must've given yourself carpal tunnel posting a series of thousand-word analyses on MetroJacksonville about how Brown could never win. And you really seemed pretty sure that you had an inside track on all this. So what happened? I thought it was an outright impossibility that Brown could get even 25% of the vote, let alone win the election?

In her defense I think it was strong support of her choice ,coupled with wishful thinking.   I never personally met Hogan but could get his vibe through all of his negative advertising both on TV and in mailings.  Wouldn't have mattered who his opponent was , they would still be the bad guy.

The underlying negative for me personally ,with Hogan was that he has been compensated by the taxpayers for quite sometime, with 16 (count em ) substantial pay raises.   One of the major deciding factors for me personally, with Brown was his willingness to LEAD BY EXAMPLE and take a 20% cut in the Mayor's salary.   Had Hogan even made mention of doing that , I MIGHT (might) have dug a little further into what he is about.

As we all know , who ever ends up in the Mayor's office has to hit the ground running and has a quagmire of a mess to BEGIN cleaning up... I do not personally think all of the City's problems can or will be solved in one or two terms , but this is a start and hopefully a lesson will be taken here ,by all citizens that it is important...SO VERY IMPORTANT to vote, and that your vote does matter, and that it is not too late for us to make our City not only vibrant in the downtown core (which to me , needs the most attention)  , but as a whole .

[tufsu1]

In looking at the maps, and seeing the crowd last night, my read is that Audrey Moran voters came in for Brown in a huge way last night.

I saw one of Audrey's paid campaign higher-ups this past Saturday.  We talked for a while and I asked the inevitable question.  Audrey's staff, quietly, were voting for Alvin Brown.  I like to think that Audrey did the same.

it was more than quiet support...some of Audrey's paid staff joined the Brown team...and Alvin was given access to her donor list and talking points

[Jimmy]

Now the TU is sharing Audrey's reaction:

In an exclusive interview with The Times-Union, Audrey Moran said Brown’s run has been a “historic election” for Jacksonville and she expressed confidence in his ability to lead the city forward.
Moran finished third in the March 22 municipal race. She didn’t endorse either Hogan or Brown, though many of her staunchest supporters backed Brown.
“Alvin Brown reached out to people across party lines and people responded in a way Jacksonville has never seen before,” Moran said. “I believe it is very positive and very hopeful for our city’s future. People are realizing that our local issues should not be governed by party politics.”
Moran said she thought the race would be close, but she was unsure who would win. She thinks one factor working against Hogan was his 20 years as an elected official from city councilman to state representative to his current job as tax collector. One Brown television ad knocked Hogan for being a “career politician.”
“I believe that he was probably hurt by being viewed as an incumbent,” Moran said. “There’s an anti-incumbent sentiment out there.”