John Cranley and His Run For Congress
A little man with a big ego... He is a top vote getter who thinks he is on to greener pastures after a couple days as number 1.
What I am interested in is the implication of him leaving the council. As a member of the faux Democrats which I often discuss, he just may have a chance in a primarily Republican district. Republicans have not had a hard time holding on to these seats in southwest Ohio. Cranley is one of the pro-life Democrats who may be able to win their hearts yet.
What will happen if Cranley wins or leaves his seat to run a more effective campaign? There are a few possibilities, and the Democrats choices may define their future in the city of Cincinnati. With Cranley leaving his seat (hypothetically) they could go to the next top vote getter of the Democratic Party, Reverend Damon Lynch. The other most obvious choice is that they may go to another faux Democrat – most likely returning David Pepper to his still warm council seat.
These choice obviously represent two different sides of the Democratic spectrum in the city of Cincinnati. Pepper obviously carrying on the tradition of Democrats who sell out labor causes and Lynch who white people tend to fear. Lynch's policies are more Democratic, focusing on social justice and equal opportunity.
If the Democrats throw out David Pepper as a solution, then it is time to throw out the Democrats in Cincinnati. Democrats and voters deserve to get what they vote for, and in a city council race voters are primarily looking at party on top of name recognition. Democrats by their nature are supposed to be progressive, but time and time again we see their values which are stated in all their platforms pulled out from under the voters. While I am not one, Democrats deserve better.
What I am interested in is the implication of him leaving the council. As a member of the faux Democrats which I often discuss, he just may have a chance in a primarily Republican district. Republicans have not had a hard time holding on to these seats in southwest Ohio. Cranley is one of the pro-life Democrats who may be able to win their hearts yet.
What will happen if Cranley wins or leaves his seat to run a more effective campaign? There are a few possibilities, and the Democrats choices may define their future in the city of Cincinnati. With Cranley leaving his seat (hypothetically) they could go to the next top vote getter of the Democratic Party, Reverend Damon Lynch. The other most obvious choice is that they may go to another faux Democrat – most likely returning David Pepper to his still warm council seat.
These choice obviously represent two different sides of the Democratic spectrum in the city of Cincinnati. Pepper obviously carrying on the tradition of Democrats who sell out labor causes and Lynch who white people tend to fear. Lynch's policies are more Democratic, focusing on social justice and equal opportunity.
If the Democrats throw out David Pepper as a solution, then it is time to throw out the Democrats in Cincinnati. Democrats and voters deserve to get what they vote for, and in a city council race voters are primarily looking at party on top of name recognition. Democrats by their nature are supposed to be progressive, but time and time again we see their values which are stated in all their platforms pulled out from under the voters. While I am not one, Democrats deserve better.
What will happen if Cranley is successful on any level--indeed, the most meaningful measure of success--will be that progressive voters will be less predisposed to sit out elections and more likely to vote in larger numbers for the pro-war, reactionary Democratic Party.
This achieves nothing.
The lesson of recent history is that if you get antiwar sentiment into the streets, it gets results, regardless of who is in office.
Posted by Anonymous | 9:38 AM
What will happen if Cranley is successful on any level--indeed, the most meaningful measure of success--will be that progressive voters will be less predisposed to sit out elections and more likely to vote in larger numbers for the pro-war, reactionary Democratic Party.
This achieves nothing.
The lesson of recent history is that if you get antiwar sentiment into the streets, it gets results, regardless of who is in office.
Posted by Anonymous | 9:38 AM