I complained here about the lackluster spirit surrounding the mayoral debate and how disappointed I was in it. I had been looking forward to the excitement surrounding the elections since the Senate and Congressional races wrapped up. I love elections; I think they are so much fun. All the civic enthusiasm, watching people get excited and angry–it’s fun for me. I’m a dork, I guess. I had been disappointed with how ho-hum it was all shaping up to be.
But last night restored my faith! We held our mayoral forum at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. In attendance were Sheila Dixon, Andrey Bundley, Robert Kaufman, Mike Schaefer, Jill Carter, and Keiffer Mitchell. The crowd was intense and very involved. I heard a lot of “Tell it!” and “Yes you did!” and “No you didn’t!” We had to stop and ask people to be quiet several times. There was quite the peanut gallery in the back of the auditorium, where I was standing. Emotions were running high. Of course I had to tsk-tsk some people for talking over the candidates but I was also thrilled that people were inspired!
I hope you’ll listen to the forum today, which we are rebroadcasting from 12-2 pm on the show. And then come here and let us know what you think!
Poll: If the primary were today, who would you vote for?
-Jessica
