electoral calculus

[totient]

Elections in Somerville today!

Once again I have two endorsements and an anti-endorsement for Alderman-at-large. Bill White continues to be awesome, and Dennis Sullivan also gets my endorsement. In an effort to oust Bruce Desmond I recommend voting for Todd Easton and Michael Nionakis, who I think have the best chance of coming in fourth -- both of them had sign-holders out, and they have been campaigning more heavily than Sean Fitzgerald, besides which I don't think I like Fitzgerald very much.

Comments

[pekmez.livejournal.com]

It's too late to matter now, but I'm curious what you don't like about Bruce Desmond enough to make an active effort to oust him with your vote.

[totient]

Desmond and Connolly are vestiges of the old machine. I'm targeting Desmond because he consistently polls behind Connolly so there's more of a chance of ousting him, but I don't like either of them. http://palmwiz.livejournal.com/72932.html?view=151524#t151524 has a pointer to a small part of why.

[pekmez.livejournal.com]

I didn't vote for either of them, but my personal annoyance is more towards Connolly because of various small things that rub me the wrong way starting way back when he lost his Ward 6 seat. (Though that entry goes about that way back, doesn't it.)

I was hoping Todd Easton actually stood a chance. Oh well.