Right but he quit the campaign to avoid getting joe Morrissey in there. Basically he was acknowledging he wasn’t electable.

Finding good electable candidates is really really hard

Why did he drop out again?

I mean if it’s a losing job then no one is going to do well.

And being mayor of Richmond just has too many constraints (plus in order to get elected you have to promised things that are not realistic)

I feel like all the Stoney hate is b/c being Mayor of a poor city is a lose lose situation. People hate change and people hate the way things are.

My guess is that no one is ever going to be satisfied with a mayor of Richmond, unfortunately.

TBH I've been surprised at the love fest for McEachin (rest in peace), he had such an easy job. Keep winning in a district gerrymandered for Democrats, and vote in line with national party issues.

Just a quick reminder that none of the other mayoral options were better. Most were much much worse than him.

Alexsis could have been good. But no one else in either year he ran.

I know everyone hates on him, but being the mayor of Richmond is a really hard job, and it doesn't attract super strong candidates.

Edit: in fact, it attracts some terrible candidates like Joe Morrisey, Kim Gray, Justin Griffin. All folks who would have been 10x worse than Stoney.

Symbolism and messaging matter. It's not a zero-sum game

Corn pit was lord of the flies - that's exactly right haha. It felt very aggressive.

Came here to post her name. She is excellent. Responsive and good at problem solving.