I think this is the second time Norwood has lost the Mayoral race with a recount needed. I know sheâs listed as an independent, but sheâs basically a moderate republican. How does she keep getting this close?
Anyway, congrats to Bottoms. Please donât focus all your energies on âbucking upâ the police.
Voter turnout of 19% in a majority black city doesnât helpâŚ
Dems should take notice. Norwood only got as close as she did because she ran as an âindependentâ, even though her positions are decidedly Republican. Voters are against parties whenever possible, except for pure partisans.
Sorry guysâŚI live in Atlanta and Norwoodâs policies are NOT âdecidedly republicanâ. She was pro gay rights 20 years ago when it wasnt quite so fashionable as it is now. She has also gone after unscrupulous developers. She is pro-transit, and was one of few to stand up for the rights of displaced residents in gentrifying neighborhoods. These are things she has DONE, not counting anything she says she would do. She was a little more pro law enforcement than I would have liked, but she doesnt have the corruption stink that Bottoms carries.
I am HARDLY anything but a progressive, but I supported Norwood. City Hall corruption is a big problem here. People talking about things they dont know is another
While I think that in her heart Norwood is somewhat like an old Rockefeller Republican, I generally have to agree with scottnatlanta above. I lived in Midtown and West Buckhead neighborhoods of Atlanta for 24 years and still live near enough to the city to have the local TV stations as my local stations. I would add that ardent DEMS like former mayor Shirley Franklin, LGTB activist and former City Council President Cathy Woolard, current City Council President Ceasar Mitchell and other Dem and African American leaders endorsed Norwood in the run-off. While it is not clear that current Mayor Reed is directly connected to corruption at city hall, his administration has had a lot of corruption, about as bad as former Mayor Bill Campbellâs administration had, and Campbell himself ended up in prison. While Bottoms has not yet been directly connected to any of the corruption, she is allied with Reed. I will say that Bottoms presents better in debates, Q&A, etc., than Norwood does and that she probably has a better grasp of legal issues, etc.
So is it fair of those of us who are reading these comments from afar (Las Vegas, in my case) to think yâall are lucky to have had two decent candidates to select from, and will likely be okay (at least for the most part) no matter which eventually wins the election? My question to you would be if there is any chance of the two of them working together (in some ways) to achieve the best of all possibilities for Atlanta?
Thanks. Iâm not going to pretend to know anything about Atlanta politics. All I know of these two is what Iâve read in a handful of articles in recent weeks and looking at their Wiki pages. Norwoodâs page reads like it was written by a moderate republican, so I assumed thatâs where she tended to come down on things. Her reluctance for tax increases and fighting for police/security funding were strongly emphasized on her page.
My complaint about low turnout is a tiny number of people end up making decisions for the whole of a group - also my argument against caucuses and for primaries - while primary turnout is usually quite small, the number of people able and willing to sit through a caucus is exponentially smallerâŚ
" I like Ms Bottoms and I can not lie"
Câmon, you know you were thinking it.
Norwood is a sore loser just like Roy Moore!
Well, GOD has spoken, Norwood and its clear he did not choose you to become the mayor-elect of Atlanta!
An online friend who lived in Atlanta has been saying that for years. I was a little reluctant to bring that up, because I got it second hand. Thanks for confirming it.
@someonesane, thanks also to you for your take on this.