Dave & Mary Ellyn's Blog

First, belated congratulations to Maureen M. McGinnis, Dane Slater, and Wade Fleming.

Second, the biggest surprise of the election was the strong win by Maureen M. McGinnis. She was approximately 1,300 votes ahead of the 2nd place finish of Dane Slater. Some might guess that her large victory margin was due to the fact that she is a woman. However, if that were the reason, why did Carmen Johnson finish in 6th place behind four other men? I believe that her victory margin was due to the fact that voters saw her as a non-politician. Other than one campaign flyer that pictured her with Brooks Patterson, she steered away from being identified with any other politicians.

Third, I think this election demonstrates that running as a slate may save campaign dollars but it doesn’t ensure victory. Running as a slate may work if there’s a hot local issue like the I-75/Long Lake Exit controversy. This year’s Troy City election lacked such a defining issue that had all of the candidates standing on one side or the other.

What do you think? Post your comments and/or opinion.

Here are the raw vote totals for the Troy City Council election.
Wade Fleming : 5402
Carmen M. Johnson : 4876
Daryl Klinko : 667
Maureen M. McGinnis : 6739
Will Molnar : 5260
Dane M. Slater : 5409
Doug Tietz : 4993
WRITE-IN : 26

For more results, go to http://www.troymi.gov/Election/Results/

What led to these results in Troy? I have a few ideas that I’ll share in a post in the next few days.

In the meantime, here are some excellent articles that conservative leaders should read and learn from:
http://bit.ly/tUZb3
http://bit.ly/4bgDrM
http://bit.ly/29snwi

It looks like the City Council winners are:

Wade Fleming
Maureen M. McGinnis
Dane M. Slater

Don’t forget to vote today!

For Troy City Council, vote for Carmen Johnson, Doug Tietz and Wade Fleming.

For election information, go to:
http://www.troymi.gov/Election/

I’m voting for Carmen Johnson, Doug Tietz and Wade Fleming .for the Troy City Council.

You can read my reasons for this vote at:
http://lambert-blog.com/2009/10/27/my-letter-to-the-editor-troy-city-election-2009/

With next Tuesday’s City election fast approaching, go to the link below for all of the information you’ll need.

http://www.troymi.gov/Election/

You can read John’s endorsement at:
http://johnwitt.blogspot.com/2009/10/tietzjohnsonfleming-for-troy-city.html

General Membership Meeting
Thursday – November 5, 2009
7-9 PM

Featuring Guest Speaker
Andrea Lyman
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Wayne State University

Police and Fire Training Center
4850 John R
South of Long Lake
Troy, MI 48085

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