Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Ear to the Ground

Yesterday, Monday, July 7, was the deadline for candidates who lost in the Democratic Primary to file with the Board of Elections to decline another party line. Gossips has learned that Shershah Mizan, running for Third Ward councilmember, and Alexis Keith, running for Fourth Ward councilmember, have both declined the Working Families Party line on the ballot in November. That leaves Jason Foster and incumbent Lola Roberts running uncontested in the Third Ward, and incumbents Rich Volo and Jenny Belton running uncontested in the Fourth Ward. 

It appears that incumbent mayor Kamal Johnson, who lost to Joe Ferris in the primary, and Randall Martin, who lost in the race for First Ward supervisor to Alex Madero 166 to 72, are staying in the race, running as Working Families Party candidates.
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6 comments:

  1. Idea: Can someone make a high quality premium online store with really funny but also helpful Hudson apparel.

    - A t-shirt with " #AHOD " on the chest.
    - A tote bag with "Sidewalk Tax is Theft"
    - A hoodie with that says "Hudson Residency is Hereditary"
    - A dog leash and collar with a subtle "resist" embroidered

    @ Hudson Wail?

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    1. Love the Hudson apparel suggestions.
      But as a person of a certain age, I don't know what #AHOD means, please educate me.

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    2. It's Kamal Johnson's rallying cry, dating back to 2019: All Hands on Deck. Union Jack suggested some entertaining variations in a comment recently, none of which I can remember at the moment.

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    3. Since you’re mentioned…

      “Allocating Handouts, Obeying Developers”

      “A Hat Over Decorum”

      “All Hat, Obviously Delusional“

      “Angry Homeowners, Outraged Daily”

      “Amateur Hour on Display”

      “All Hope Officially Dead”

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  2. Well, we know why the mayor is hanging on. His incumbency is his survival, and he objectively still has a decent shot in the general election with vote splitting. Although the news cycle just keeps getting worse for him, and I think we’re only seeing the beginning as the house of cards comes down.

    But why on earth does Randall Martin think he has a chance? He was beaten by a larger percentage than even King Tom (now Lame Duck Tommy). Delusional.

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