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Scott Wagman: No New Parks

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Scott Wagman, aka The Half Million Dollar Man for his ridiculous fundraising boast, is running into the challenges many first-time candidates face at one point or another.Before I get into that, let me begin by saying that Wagman is trying hard and he has some smart people working for him. He just uploaded a sharp, welcoming campaign website that features a lot of social networking and video. He also just had an open house for his new campaign headquarters (it…

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Mayoral Madness

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After yesterday, with both Rick Kriseman and Ken Welch nobly deciding not to run for Mayor of St. Petersburg, political observers we are left with a much clearer “playoff picture.” The race is still in the first round, but the paths to victory for some candidates are now much more defined.As I saw it, only either Deveron Gibbons or Ken Welch could move forward by consolidating the African-American vote. With Welch’s departure, Gibbons wins an entire voting block, if only…

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Kriseman said to be staying in the House

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Word around the tree-lighting ceremony at Williams Park last night was that Rick Kriseman has decided to remain in the Florida House and will not run for Mayor of St. Petersburg. Still unclear is if this decision was made to clear the way for County Commissioner Ken Welch to make his own bid for Mayor. There was also talk that both Kriseman and Welch have decided to stay in their respective seats and rally around another candidate, such as Jamie…

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Scott Wagman hires Toni Molinaro

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Here’s news about a hiring that doesn’t involve me. Evidently Scott “The Half-Million Dollar Man” Wagman has hired Toni Molinaro, the former chair of the Pinellas Democratic Executive Committee, to serve as his field director for his campaign to be mayor of St. Petersburg. “Many credit Molinaro and her allies with taking a circus of a local party and making it into a legitimate political force. The newfound discipline, cooperation and fundraising prowess was to debut in the November election.”…

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Publish campaign finance information online

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With Scott Wagman’s pronouncement that he plans to raise at least a half-a-million dollars for his campaign, there is an increasing concern about the impact of money in this year’s municipal elections. With the mayor’s office and five seats on the city council up for election, there could be at least a million dollars in campaign contributions made to all of the candidates running. That is a staggering amount of money, especially in this economic climate, and it needs to…

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Monday’s mayoral wrap-up

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This past week saw an increased level of activity from almost every candidate running for Mayor. Here’s a recap with analysis. – Jamie Bennett took a hit for my volunteering on his campaign, but his campaign showed off its early organizational strength, launching a campaign website and hosting a campaign kick-off attended by just under 100 people. – Kathleen Ford is circling the race like a hungry shark in shallow waters, having resigned her membership in the organization opposed to…

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The 2009 elections

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If you are a fan of the best television show ever produced, you’ll know where we came up with the idea for this graphic. (Thanks to Kathryn at Sonata Graphics for the great design work.) I wanted a theme for the coverage this blog intends to provide for next year’s city elections. Because I intend to cover the hell out of this race, which is probably the most important in this city’s modern history. Already, the cast of characters expected…

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