A month or so ago, this blog broke the news about funding by donors involved in the rental industry in Salisbury of several candidates in this year’s election, one of whom went down in the primary election in early March. Now, it seems that the two remaining candidates that SAPOA sponsored in an effort to continue its dominance of the City government – Muir Boda and Orville Dryden – are finished as a result on the balloting on general election day. The winners in Tuesday’s polling are: (in order of finish): Laura Mitchell (796 votes), Terry Cohen (783 votes) and Tim Spies (741 votes), who are the only candidates supported by by more than 50% of the voters. It appears that this outcome won’t be changed by the absentee ballots that will be counted later this week and next week.
Boda, who finished fourth with 673 votes and Dryden, in fifth place with 542 votes, were enabled by the landlords’ funding to do extensive advertising on both radio and TV, while the three winners did considerable door-to-door campaigning in the neighborhoods. Although Ms. Mitchell is a tenant, she appears to have no special ties to SAPOA, and one of her supporters is Salisbury’s mayor, Jim Ireton.
Besides support from the rental industry, Boda and Dryden also benefitted – but, obviously not greatly – from the vicious and frequent personal attacks that Salisbury’s blob-blogger directed at Ms. Cohen and Mr. Spies. As happened two years ago, when Boda lost badly to Debbie Campbell, most Salisbury voters realize that Taylor is a sniper whose ranting can’t be believed and should not be trusted.
We respect and compliment the three winners and also Bruce Ford for running a clean and civil campaign. Happy days are here again – maybe!
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ReplyDeleteLouweasel!
What will we do without the blob-blogger for humor -- he says that he is moving on from City affairs.
ReplyDeleteGOOD RIDDANCE!
Now that he's been quoted by the Baltimore Sun, JT is a star in his own mind and thinks that Salisbury news is below his pay grade. Can you say lunacy?
ReplyDeletequoted by the sun huh? good grief he can hardly get his head threw the door now
ReplyDeleteJ.T. is heading toward the county for his news now. Is he gonna be SURPRISED.
ReplyDeleteThe blob is moving on from City politics? Who/what is his next victim, then?
ReplyDeleteDon't believe it. He is like SAPOA, say one thing, do another.
Best thing to do is just ignore him and let his blog drivel shrivel and blow away.
He's moving towards the County for two reasons.
ReplyDeleteONE. He has lost ALL of his City connections.
TWO. Because Julie Brewington is now his partner on his Blog and the new Blog they recently created.
They were so stupid, ALL of the contributors were listed on the Blog and we screen captured it before they took it down.
ALL sick minded and insecure people. I'll share the list some time or other but my attorney is now in posession of the list and watching everything they are posting.
Julie Brewington, who ran for state delegate will be facing serious legal bills in the very near future. Its MY turn now Julie.
I think that your going to be pleasantly surprized by the energy and optimism that Ms.Mitchell brings to the table
ReplyDeleteThe green one is going to the county? For what???? He bashed Stevie, Gail, Joe Holloway because he's one of thoes entitled people. Who does he think will be his info supply line from this new council? He would be wise to shut up and sit down.
ReplyDeleteI saw that new blog Joe and also saw who the contributors were. I was speechless to see the woman who is trying to put together a group for crime victims was a part of that nonsense.
ReplyDeleteJoe
ReplyDeleteI wish there was a way you could block their IP address so they could not even see this blog. Can you imagine the frenzy it would send them into.