Now that Judy has been given the boot
Can we please forget about these pretenders like Judy who never stood a serious chance.
Good for judy for trying. I admire her for that.
But truthfully, she would have been an awful mayor.
The battle lines are clear. It will be Byron Brown vs Kevin Gaughn for the job. Guys like Helfer and others need some big time splash to get in the middle of things. Otherwise their history as well.
Re: Now that Judy has been given the boot
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Originally posted by jbinbny
Can we please forget about these pretenders like Judy who never stood a serious chance.
Good for judy for trying. I admire her for that.
But truthfully, she would have been an awful mayor.
The battle lines are clear. It will be Byron Brown vs Kevin Gaughn for the job. Guys like Helfer and others need some big time splash to get in the middle of things. Otherwise their history as well.
Why are you dismissing Judy like that? She would have been a great mayor and I've seen her at numerous events around the city. I haven't even seen Brown once..anywhere!
Secondly, Judy will be on the ballot as an Independent candidate (as long as she gets enough valid signatures)...
Thirdly: IMO, it will be Gaughan vs. Helfer in November. How much support does Brown truly have outside the African-American community?
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Originally posted by Joegecdist2
Why are you dismissing Judy like that? She would have been a great mayor and I've seen her at numerous events around the city. I haven't even seen Brown once..anywhere!
Secondly, Judy will be on the ballot as an Independent candidate (as long as she gets enough valid signatures)...
Thirdly: IMO, it will be Gaughan vs. Helfer in November. How much support does Brown truly have outside the African-American community?
Why am I dismissing her??? Simply because IMO, she does not have the negotiating skills, business expertise, or vision necessary to be the next mayor of Buffalo.
As I've stated many times before, we cannot afford another reactive ******* as a mayor. We're at a crucial point. We either get it right, turn this city around, do away with business as usual attitude and grow or just continue to slide into insolvency.
Judy is NOT the person to change anything around. The unions would eat her alive at the negotiating table for one thing. Secondly, she has no experience running a successful business or something in that order that she can point out her leadership skills. Nada, Nothing!
Judy is a novelty in this race. nothing more. A woman running for mayor of Buffalo. Has it ever happened before?? I'm not sure. But that's all she is and even if she should get her name on a ballot as an independent, she'll get trounced.
Convincingly I might add!
As far as your third point, how much support does Brown have outside the black community in Buffalo? Well he does have the support of the unions and he does have name recognition. That makes him a player in this race.
Personally I think Byron Brown is nothing more than a black Tony Masiello. He offers NOTHING and will never get my vote or the votes of many of my friends and relatives.
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Originally posted by jbinbny
Why am I dismissing her??? Simply because IMO, she does not have the negotiating skills, business expertise, or vision necessary to be the next mayor of Buffalo.
As I've stated many times before, we cannot afford another reactive ******* as a mayor. We're at a crucial point. We either get it right, turn this city around, do away with business as usual attitude and grow or just continue to slide into insolvency.
Judy is NOT the person to change anything around. The unions would eat her alive at the negotiating table for one thing. Secondly, she has no experience running a successful business or something in that order that she can point out her leadership skills. Nada, Nothing!
Judy is a novelty in this race. nothing more. A woman running for mayor of Buffalo. Has it ever happened before?? I'm not sure. But that's all she is and even if she should get her name on a ballot as an independent, she'll get trounced.
Convincingly I might add!
As far as your third point, how much support does Brown have outside the black community in Buffalo? Well he does have the support of the unions and he does have name recognition. That makes him a player in this race.
Personally I think Byron Brown is nothing more than a black Tony Masiello. He offers NOTHING and will never get my vote or the votes of many of my friends and relatives.
I agree with you 100% about Brown.
Also, we all have a right to our opinions and I disagree with you about Judy. I know Judy personally and she would not get "eaten alive" negotiating with the unions. Why do you say that, because she is a woman?
Their are some very strong educated woman in this world...Hillary Clinton (love her or hate her) is a perfect example!
Judy is smart (Harvard graduate) and she knows what Buffalo needs in a mayor.