Does anyone know if "MrMickeysMom" won?

[Pat Riot]

Not only am I curious but wanted to see if I could start my own thread yet.

[PADEMJES12]

1. MrMickeysMom

I believe she did win her seat in Monroeville, but her bff Steve ODonnell
got crushed in the Congressional race against Murphy.

[MrMickeysMom]

3. Well, Steve probably could have won against Timmy...

I don't particularly feel his campaign was run well, and he didn't get the Democratic money.

I think Murphy's a complete waste of time, and dangerous. I got another one of those useless "health care" phone call meetings, where I didn't get to weigh in, and when I left my comment on the voice mail line after listening to all the hacks weigh in (balanced, of course, to the gentle people with decent questions, not generated from Limbaugh) I was cut off.

Murphy has no ideas.

Maybe we should sick Vecchio on him to catch him in his constant lying, eh?

By the way, Steve's on the Gateway School Board. I hope he does well. He's not a bff, but I realize you were being cute. :-)

[MrMickeysMom]

2. Yes, I did ...

In addition, I've won the Republican write-in for my ward, so I get to run against myself again this November.

After running as a new comer last year in a special election (the year I'm half way through now), the regular race was a 3 way one, with the local Democratic Committee supporting another candidate they talked into running. I'm not sure why they don't like strong women who think independently, but apparently, they wanted a "strong businessman". Long story short, he was a nice fellow, and yes, a successful businessman, but he hardly had time to walk house to house like I do. The fellow I beat last year came in second on the Democratic ticket. We had poor turn out, which makes me really sad. What is this about local government?

I've learned a few things about local Democratic committees. Sometimes, you need to examine its power structure (it knows no boundary, small or large metropolitan area) and ask yourself, "Why is it an aging croud?", or "Why do a few committee chairpersons want to rule it?", and finally, "Is this how we want our party to become more progressive, or are there other goals at work here?"

To truly make a difference, I've decided I just have to have faith in doing the best I can for my constituents. They saw through all the marketing, sign wars, stealing and negative comments. People want someone who gives a shit.

I hope we can be a better party. Meanwhile, I'm glad I've got another 4 years starting 2010. What a challenge! I'm up to it!

:hi:

[livetohike]

4. Congratulations!

:thumbsup: My mom lives in Ward 4 :-).

[MrMickeysMom]

5. Thanks!

I hope you mom presses her council person to get real about conducting an inventory on green house gases. He's the Republican who loves all the Army reserves, the flag, all things military, apple pie, and thinks global warming is a plot to tax you to death.

I hope she bugs the shit out of him, cause he needs to hear it!

:-)

[livetohike]

6. I agree and I know him pretty well

Actually, I know his Mom well as they were our neighbors when my husband and I lived in Alpine Village from 1994-2001.

[MrMickeysMom]

7. Interesting...

His in-laws live over a few streets from "our plan".

It's going to be a challenge, trying to converse with a hard core talking point fueled, Richard Mellon Scaife reading Republican.

Any advice is appreciated in the future!