With rumors of Kathleen Ford pondering a run, speculation begins about next year’s City Council races
One of my governing theories of politics is, because of the down economy, more and more people will consider running for elected office. Not because these people all hope to improve the state of government, but because elected office provides economic security, specifically, retirement benefits, in an era when such things are hard to obtain. I think you’ll see more races like the St. Petersburg Mayoral Campaign and the upcoming Tampa Mayoral Campaign, campaigns in which several candidates run creating…