David Friday, August 28, 2009

Politics

Sierra Club Endorses Incumbent Slate,  Democratic Party After Crowder?

Bob Geary talks about the Sierra Club’s Endorsement’s of a mostly incumbent slate in a post on Citizen yesterday. 

In the at-large Council race in Raleigh, where the top two finishers will win seats, the SC’s Capital Group endorsed only incumbent Russ Stephenson. In other words, the enviros kept their second vote in their pockets rather than endorse the other incumbent, Mary-Ann Baldwin, or one of the two challengers, either Lee Sartain or Champ Claris.

He also notes that the Sierra Club made no endorsements in District C.  Read more on Citizen

Lunsford Lane also has been dissecting the ballot also.  In this August 18th post he gets conspiracy deep, but its probably not far from the truth- the Democratic party gunning for Crowder?  Jerome Goldberg, another District D challenger to Crowder doesn’t even live in Raleigh and was denied the opportunity to run by the Wake County Board of elections. Goldberg has been labeled a slum lord:

Goldberg does not live in our fair city, but he does work in City Hall as an electrical inspector, and he owns several low-end rental units here, most in District D where he caters to students at NC State University. On July 17, Goldberg went to the Board of Elections, changed his voter registration to an apartment he owns near the university, and filed his candidacy for City Council, District D.  He claims that a couple of weeks later he moved to yet another of his rentals near the university.  His wife continues to live at their home outside of the City.

Goldberg is represented by the high power Charlotte Lawyer Gerry Meek as they had appealed the BOE decision.  And even though the appeal was denied, Lane says he will still be on the ballot and that will likely hurt Crowder. Below The Belt Line for more.

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Filed Under: Thomas Crowder, Russ Stephenson, Mary-Ann Baldwin, Rodger Koopman, Lee Sartain, Ted Van Dyk, Bob Geary, Sierra Club, Champ Claris, Jerome Goldberg

  • Jason!08/28 07:32 AM

    So here’s the question, and forgive my naivete here: Why do high powered Democratic Operatives want Crowder out?

  • RaleighRob08/28 08:16 AM

    ^For them, he’s practically “too” progressive.  This is afterall, still NC.  (Sigh)

  • Catherine Evangelista08/28 02:37 PM

    Allow me to correct some facts concerning the Sierra Club’s Cary Town Council elections endorsements.  I was denied a candidate interview and upon learning this, contacted the Capital Group chapter of the Sierra Club to ask why and was they decided they did not have time to bother with interviewing me and had endorsed Jack Smith in the 2005 election and were sticking with him according to Ed Clayton, Chair of the political endorsement committee.

    It is patently ridiculous that this chapter would endorse a candidate who had been funded 81% of his 2005 campaign by home builders, construction industry and their PACs.  I am an environmentally concerned resident. My husband is recently retired EPA air quality scientist.

    I always considered the local chapter of the Sierra Club endorsements as an important factor in voting for candidates. I am saddened to find out it has never been based in reality or facts.

  • Jerimee08/29 01:48 AM

    Was there some evidence for the assertion that the Democratic party is “gunning for Crowder?” 


    If so it might have been nice to include that information in the article.

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