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MAYOR
I've lived in Seattle since 1992, and Mike McGinn is the best mayor this city has had during that time. Rice, Schell, Nickels...that's a low bar, you say? Perhaps. But the fact is, Mike McGinn took office during an economic crisis and has skillfully led the city toward a new era of prosperity. Businesses are moving INTO the city (Brooks shoes' worldwide headquarters will be a mile from my house within a year), the city's unemployment rate is 4%, the budget is balanced, education is funded, crime rates are low, nightlife is rejuvenated, bike and pedestrian infrastructures are improving, light rail is expanding, and, hey, we almost got a basketball team!
Is McGinn solely responsible for all of these recent successes? Of course not. But he's been a good leader on all of these issues, getting things done when ideas make sense, and asking the hard questions when they do not.
And yet, he is reviled by many. I'm not sure why. Perhaps because he's a chubby, bearded, bike-riding liberal, and the so-called "progressives" in Seattle find him just a little too out there for their tastes.
McGinn has a very good shot at making it through the top-two primary, but his toughest opponent in the general election could be the well-funded state senator Ed Murray. This can't happen. I've spoken to Ed Murray, I've listened to Ed Murray, and Ed Murray is not bright enough to preside over a city the size of Seattle. His mayorship could be a disaster. Nip that prospect in the bud, and please don't vote for Ed Murray in the primary.
VOTE MIKE McGINN
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