re: upcoming mayor election

[Limabean]

Does anyone have any ideas who might run against Mayor Taylor?

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quote:Originally posted by Limabean

Does anyone have any ideas who might run against Mayor Taylor?

Bill Christiansen

[Neptune]

Sarah Palin

[Double A]

I'm hoping for a primary opponent to take her out before the general election, Randi Miller style.

[sgrizzle]

I can't think of anyone worthwhile and I'm betting her approval rating is actually higher than this forum would generally lead you to believe. Some people (like the poster above) wouldn't be happy unless she grew a penis and donated every dime she had to charity.

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quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

I can't think of anyone worthwhile and I'm betting her approval rating is actually higher than this forum would generally lead you to believe. Some people (like the poster above) wouldn't be happy unless she grew a penis and donated every dime she had to charity.

all anyone has to do running against her is revive all of her great debacles like the 7.1 mil payoff to BOk....and if her street package fails she'll even look worse.  lets not forget her failed endorsement of the river tax.....and moving into a mostly vacant OTC.....the list can go on and on and on.

[YoungTulsan]

But the question remains, what does the average Tulsan who doesn't listen to Chris Medlock ripping her a new one for 2 hours every day really think about Mayor Taylor?  My guess would be mostly indifferent (most people don't follow local politics) and somewhat favorable since there are visible signs of progress in the BOK center, Baseball stadium, City Hall, etc.  Not that she got the BOK center built, but to Joe Schmoe he sees that it opened under her watch.

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by YoungTulsan

But the question remains, what does the average Tulsan who doesn't listen to Chris Medlock ripping her a new one for 2 hours every day really think about Mayor Taylor?  My guess would be mostly indifferent (most people don't follow local politics) and somewhat favorable since there are visible signs of progress in the BOK center, Baseball stadium, City Hall, etc.  Not that she got the BOK center built, but to Joe Schmoe he sees that it opened under her watch.

I don't know.  If the crowd tonight at the BOK for the Oilers home opener (which BTW was about 17000) is any indication, she'll be in for some trouble.

She got booed about as loudly as the visiting Oklahoma City Blazer hockey team did during their introductions.

[tulsacyclist]

Haha, I was a little surprised about the booing. I don't like her myself, but I didn't expect half (or w/e) of the crowd to boo her when she walked out on the ice. That was pretty comical. =]

[rwarn17588]

It all depends on the strength of the Republican candidate.

If the GOP runs a dope, then Taylor cruises. If the GOP selects a viable candidate, then she *may* lose. But it's no guarantee. An incumbent has a lot of built-in advantages.

And remember, Taylor had a approval rating of well over 50 percent even *before* the ice storm in which even her biggest critics said she performed admirably.

If there's anyone on the horizon other than G.T. Bynum and Eagleton, I'm not seeing it. Both are OK, but are not exactly slamdunks, either.

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Christiansen will make a good candidate because he is moderate enough to snag some dems pissed off at Taylor.

[Cherokee747]

TextWhoever it is will get the Whirled hatchet job!

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quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

I can't think of anyone worthwhile and I'm betting her approval rating is actually higher than this forum would generally lead you to believe. Some people (like the poster above) wouldn't be happy unless she grew a penis and donated every dime she had to charity.

By the reporting of the TW (10/19,08) on a 5.5% increase on city salaries, those paid her high dollar queen's court of assistants, without any extra artillery, the working poor seems to be getting a royal screwing, one would surmise.

[RecycleMichael]

I would not surmise that.

Overall city salaries are up 5.5%. That includes modest pay raises for police and fire workers. Everything costs more. Everybody deserves a cost of living adjustment.

Social security benefits increase every year as well. They go up between 2% and 14% each year.
I don't receive these benefits because I am too young. You do. I pay for them. By your theory, I am getting a "royal screwing".

Did I complain when you got a small increase in your monthly government check? No. It didn't benefit me at all, but the modest cost of living increases to city workers helps keep my water clean, my streets safe and my trash collected.

Stop the hate to all city workers that you continually write about. Your obsession to bash them all is unwarranted.

[Jitter Free]

I haven't heard the names of any Democrats or Independents floated.  On the Republican side, I've heard the names of Bill Christiansen and Rick Westcott floated about recently.