The Charter Committee has opted to endorse Roxanne Qualls for the Mayor of Cincinnati. The Democrats are sitting on their hands because endorsing one Democrat over another would disenfranchise not only the person not endorsed but all of his supporters as well. The Republicans are paralyzed because they might have to support a Republican challenger to the their endorsed Democrat someday. Frankly, I wish Cranley & Smitherman would just go ahead & join the Republican party. Ken Blackwell did it. Ronald Reagan did ti. Strom Thurmond did it. In fact, low information, right wing Democrats have been moving over to the Republican party for over 50 years to the point that they pretty much control the party today. Neoconservatism wasn't a Republican idea. Nowadays, the Republican party is essentially the party of crazy, tho, so endorsing folks like Blackwell, Winburn, Smitherman & Cranley seems like a natural fit.
What's interesting about the Charter Committee endorsement is that, in the 1920s, the Charter Committee was originally a primarily Republican led "good government" reform movement. They were respected for their efforts to bring professionalism & ethics to government and curb political patronage. A perfect fit for Qualls.
Unfortunately, the Republicans and Democrats care more about themselves than their candidates or the American people, so their endorsements really wouldn't matter much anyway.
Something that resembles an article here
UPDATE: And an actual article here.
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