Thursday, November 08, 2007

Five thoughts on hearing the news

1. Which of you were among the 19 voters who could have made a difference and gotten Shelli Weisberg elected?

2. Three out of four ain't bad.

3. Maybe if certain folks had been more supportive, she would have won. She had a lot to overcome -- a Democrat who works for the ACLU in a conservative Republican district -- and could have been successful with just a few nudges from some important people.

4. As usual, we'll publish the list of voters, so by the process of elimination anyone who cares will be able to figure out who was among the 19 voters who could have made a difference.

5. Five gray-haired white guys, one tax specialist, and one woman will be running our city for the next two years. How many of those 19 non-voters do you suppose were women?