Election Aftermath

[iluvolives]

You can call him Mayor-Elect Brown now.

We did it.

I will call him 'The Boss' after July 1.

And Wacca Pilatka, sorry I didn't mean to make anything about my district... merely posting the votes. I was just saying that 'can't have everything' about the other race.

And Wacca Pilatka, sorry I didn't mean to make anything about my district... merely posting the votes. I was just saying that 'can't have everything' about the other race.

Gotcha.

Love/Dame was one of those races where I wished both candidates could be on the council.  And Shelton Hull, for that matter.  Similar to Tappouni/Hall/Lumb.

Was Jill Dame eligible to run for an at large position? I wondered from the beginning why she didn't go that route because i think she has a lot of influence outside of the Ortega/RAP area and could have had alot of supporters. I voted for Love but would haved liked to have both on the council also.

[ChriswUfGator]

From the Facebook page for WOKV -

Many of us that consider ourselves to be fiscal conservatives just would not support Mike Hogan because of his affiliations and ego. Too good to attend town halls? He acted like the job was his and there was no reason for an election. That is the reason he lost.

That could not be more true. I think his pandering to the religious zealots with his needless comments about abortion clinics and Sharia law hurt as well. It turned off alot of moderate voters. He was way too cocky and I felt like he acted as if he was above campaigning and he should just be handed the job.

+1

I felt like I was watching George W. Bush all over again...

[Captain Zissou]

Is the swearing in on July 1st.  I'd like to attend. I think I'm going to take July 1st off work. Big metrojax meet up and party??

[Cliffs_Daughter]

The thing to remember is that HALF of the voters in this city did not want Alvin Brown.  Sure, 'hater gonna hate' and all, but if we want to really bring everyone together under this guy as mayor then we need to NOT get a superiority complex.
We need to get rid of this childish mentality of "I'm in charge, I win, and I say so" that's out there in politics. It's a terrible example and only breeds contempt.

[BridgeTroll]

The thing to remember is that HALF of the voters in this city did not want Alvin Brown.  Sure, 'hater gonna hate' and all, but if we want to really bring everyone together under this guy as mayor then we need to NOT get a superiority complex.
We need to get rid of this childish mentality of "I'm in charge, I win, and I say so" that's out there in politics. It's a terrible example and only breeds contempt.

Half the voters who... voted.  The other nearly two thirds of the voting population... couldnt be bothered at all.

[Cliffs_Daughter]

Is the swearing in on July 1st.  I'd like to attend. I think I'm going to take July 1st off work. Big metrojax meet up and party??

I love that idea! I'll go! I'm already taking leave for it!

[Jumpinjack]

Very true, Cliff's Daughter.

[ChriswUfGator]

The thing to remember is that HALF of the voters in this city did not want Alvin Brown.  Sure, 'hater gonna hate' and all, but if we want to really bring everyone together under this guy as mayor then we need to NOT get a superiority complex.
We need to get rid of this childish mentality of "I'm in charge, I win, and I say so" that's out there in politics. It's a terrible example and only breeds contempt.

I don't think anyone has that attitude. The issue was the typically racist and vile comments being posted at the TU's site about Brown. Those aren't people whose needs can be incorporated into any rational government.

[JeffreyS]

Is the swearing in on July 1st.  I'd like to attend. I think I'm going to take July 1st off work. Big metrojax meet up and party??

I love that idea! I'll go! I'm already taking leave for it!

I like it

[Doctor_K]

The thing to remember is that HALF of the voters in this city did not want Alvin Brown.  Sure, 'hater gonna hate' and all, but if we want to really bring everyone together under this guy as mayor then we need to NOT get a superiority complex.
We need to get rid of this childish mentality of "I'm in charge, I win, and I say so" that's out there in politics. It's a terrible example and only breeds contempt.

I don't think anyone has that attitude. The issue was the typically racist and vile comments being posted at the TU's site about Brown. Those aren't people whose needs can be incorporated into any rational government.

+1 Chris

Another +1 to BridgeTroll's comment as well.

Not to split the hairs too finely, but to Bridge's point, it wasn't half of the voters... it was more like 18% of the voters who didn't want him.

All those who didn't bother to vote, strictly IMO, don't get to have an opinion on the matter.

[JeffreyS]

headed to the celebration on the skyway

[Bativac]

The thing to remember is that HALF of the voters in this city did not want Alvin Brown.  Sure, 'hater gonna hate' and all, but if we want to really bring everyone together under this guy as mayor then we need to NOT get a superiority complex.
We need to get rid of this childish mentality of "I'm in charge, I win, and I say so" that's out there in politics. It's a terrible example and only breeds contempt.

I don't think anyone has that attitude. The issue was the typically racist and vile comments being posted at the TU's site about Brown. Those aren't people whose needs can be incorporated into any rational government.

That's the attitude I've seen around here, lately. I am completely in the middle here - I think all sides of the political spectrum are equal parts corrupt and inept - but there's a ton of college football fan-esque "IN YOUR FACE!!!" type commentary that tends to come from both sides. This time it's coming from the Brown supporters. Probably would have come from the Hogan supporters had he won. Gets tiresome for those of us who would like to actually see some positive changes take place regardless of which political party is involved or who is in office.

[Dog Walker]

It would be interesting to look at the percentage of registered voters who voted broken out by precinct not just the whole city.  It might shed some light on the dynamic of the election.  Interesting to compare it to the general election results as well.

[fsujax]

I woudl like to actually see the number of registered Republicans who voted for Brown.

[Old Jim]

I love the ones who don't vote. I feel like I am casting a proxy vote for them.