It was a great turnout by Democrats from both of the political sides. Nearly 300 people packed the Elk’s Lodge and to Spain’s credit, he held a fair caucus and a fair vote. Mark Evers won a squeaker by 2 votes over Josh Sabo. We do not have the count on the other races but the results were Spain and Desso winning narrowly for Council and Devery and Connolly holding off challenges by larger margins of 50 or more.
The biggest vote getter in the Democratic Party remains Mark Premo who crushed his opponent more than a 2 to 1 margin. The total Premo vote was nearly 200.
Whether the two factions can come together remains in doubt. The vote was a close reflection of the narrow split in the Democratic Committee itself. On any given night the turnout could have gone the other way. Suffice to say that all eyes now focus on the GOP Primary, just 13 days away. If Republicans elect the now Democratic Slate, the Greenbush Party becomes the only voter choice in November.
Whatever the outcome, Democrats came out and exercised their right to vote. In the end, we get the government we deserve. Hold on to your hats folks. It’s going to be an interesting ride. Yes, Jim Germano was at the caucus for those who might have wondered.
4 comments:
The Democratic party has their own issues. However, the most important issue is our upcoming election as our only chance to oust the current flavor of corruption in office.
Clearly Mark Premo is the power broker in this election with unprecidented support. It will be interesting to see if he continues to publicly support the challenger candidates. He could campaing hard for voters to vote the Greenbush Party Line. Or will he enjoy his support, keep his job and leave it at that? I believe in the current political climate, although the caucus was largely lost, Mark Premo has the power to change the course of the general election. Only time will tell. Its refreshing to see someone enjoy such support simply for doing their job. We deserve this in the rest of our town government.
Was CB Smith and Dan Ashley there?
WELL AT LEAST THE GROUP OF "ON THE TAKE-1 HOUR/DAY WORKLOAD" TOWN HALL PEOPLE WILL GET BACK TO THE 1 HOUR NOW THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO CAMPAIGN WORK FOR CANOLI AND EVERS.
NOT MUCH OF A MANDATE!!2 VOTES?
EVERS MAY HAVE DODGED A SPEEDING TRAIN BUT ON ELECTION DAY, HE MAY FIND THAT THE 2 VOTES WILL BRING OUT THE VOTER THAT THOUGHT IT WAS A SHOE IN BY THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE TO SUPPORT ONLY DEMOCRATS.
MAKES BEING A DEMOCRAT A BIT OF A MISNOMER WHEN A CONSERVATIVE IS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE. WHY CALL YOURSELF A democrat IF A CONSERVATIVE IS THE CANDIDATE?
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