On Friday, I began my 2017 election coverage with a page that fills you in on basic facts concerning the Northampton County Executive and Council races. I now have added the Allentown Mayoral and LC Exec races. They are located on my left sidebar.
Four people are on the ballot in the Allentown Mayoral race. In addition, City Council President Ray O'Connell is waging a write-in campaign. I have told you before that O'Connell's write-in bid is a long shot. Between him and the two independents who are running, they could draw just enough votes from Nat Hyman to ensure that Edwin "Fed Ed" Pawlowski is re-elected. That scares me. But that is the way our system works. Under our "winner-take-all" system of voting, a person can win an election with a plurality, and not a majority, of the votes.
If someone wants to run for an office, he or she should. Those who say otherwise are mostly rank partisans who are growing increasingly vitriolic as election day approaches.
I have told you that if O'Connell loses to incumbent Ed Pawlowski, he could still be appointed Mayor if Fed Ed pleads and resigns office in early January. But, to clear up some disinformation being spread by partisan Scott Armstrong, O'Connell is running to win, not come in second or third. He is doing a phone bank several nights a week. On Saturdays, he now has an army of volunteer doorknockers.
I'd prefer to see these candidates unite behind one person to ensure Fed Ed's defeat. But I'd never smear someone for exercising his right to seek office.
Today's one-liner: "The shortest way to the distinguishing excellence of any writer is through his hostile critics." Richard LeGallienne
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Monday, October 02, 2017
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This is weak. Very weak. Merely just ANOTHER hit piece from the guy who lost his license to practice law and now has nothing better to do than attack private citizens who, just like those loser No Fans League football players, has the right to express his opinions.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, the double standards are on full display.
Scott Armstrong is no private citizen. He has devoted years of his life to attacking others, and is doing so now, all over Facebook. He blasted Ingram simply bc the poor guy uses his picture on his signs. He claims to have lost all respect for Ray O'Connell. I have no respect for Scott Armstrong and have called him out for blatant disinformation. .
ReplyDeleteObviously, you have no respect for Scott. You seem to have a constant feud with him.
ReplyDeleteAgain, Mr. Armstrong is a private citizen who, exactly like those No Fans League football players, has every right to express himself whether you like the content of his message or not.
ReplyDeleteDouble standards.
He has a right to express himself and I have a right to point out he is dishonest and full of shit.
ReplyDeleteDoes Bernie like anyone but himself, seems everyone else is evil
ReplyDeleteI am deleting some alt right wing nut who thinks Armstrong is a liberal.
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