Aftermath
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/29/2006 - 09:00Reactions to the reality of a new mayor in Newark are setting in around the web. Newark Confidential sees Deputy Mayor Ronald Rice’s strategy for this election as too little, too late, and too dated. Even if Rice comes up with a message that actually has wide appeal among Newarkers, how’s he going to come up with the cash and the time to get it public?
The Newark Star Ledger notes that Booker’s campaign headquarters is practically bubbling over with excitment at the news of James’ drop-out, though Booker himself is staying focused:
“There are still 42 days left,” he said. “Elections in Newark have to be earned.” … One man shook Booker’s hand and congratulated him. Booker shot him a stern look and said, “May 9 is when you congratulate me.”
Damien & Josh: What Existential Crisis?
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/28/2006 - 09:00New York Times Newark06 Blog: Onward to Plan B.
Well, don’t expect to see us wearing black berets and scribbling treatises in our moleskine notebooks at the local cafe. A desperately poor, vibrant and fascinating city is on the verge of its first leadership change in a generation, and that deserves our full attention.
I agree: Newark is on the verge of a lot of change. Some of the interesting discussion will be around how this election shakes out. Will Rice prove as a strong contender? Will Booker be able to get his council installed?
James is Out
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/27/2006 - 09:00Citing concerns about holding a “dual office” (that of mayor and state senator), Mayor James has told The Star Ledger that he’s out of the race. Things have gotten interesting, indeed.
Update: The New York Times Newark 2006 blog has a bit more detail about James’ announcement today.
Update II: And, Wonkette pretty much hits the nail on the head:
Here are some consequences of James’s withdrawal from the race:
Still Maybe
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/27/2006 - 09:00The update from this weeks’ mayoral campaign news is that Sharpe James may or may not run in the May 9 election. Haven’t we been through this already? Either way, do we really care anymore? At this point, James has two options.
In one scenario, he will drop out of the [...]
Newark has to move beyond Sharpe James
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/24/2006 - 09:00Wow. In the last week, the amount of Newark stories in my newsreader has quadrupled, with blogs coming online almost daily to speculate on the outcome of our mayoral election in May. I’ve updated the links in the sidebar in case you want to check them out. There’s been a lot to [...]
Hard Realities of the City
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/24/2006 - 09:00While the upcoming Newark elections continue to make headlines, the difficult realities of the city continue to haunt its citizens.
ABC News: Deadly gunfire erupts in Newark. Two shootings in Newark—one in a neighborhood involving a family and another as part of an apparent convenience store robbery. It’s these very things that [...]
Hard Realities, Continued
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/24/2006 - 09:00The New York Times Newark 2006 blog has a photo series on the living conditions of the folks living in Brick Towers—one of whom, since 1998, has been mayoral contender Cory Booker.
Newark Politics in the Blogosphere
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/17/2006 - 09:00Newark political news is making the rounds over the last couple of days with Mayor James’ splash into the mayoral campaign. Wally Edge of Inside Edge wonders if James is really, really running this time around, or if he might still just flake out of the race. His observation about Booker’s campaign strategy
James’ Bid for Mayor an Apparent Media Stunt
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/22/2006 - 09:00Star-Ledger: Will he run? Sharpe James still mum
“Mayor James is either approaching or has settled on a period in his political life where he appreciates political theater,” said Clement Price, a Rutgers-Newark professor who studies urban politics.
“The last time he ran, a lot of attention was shifted to Cory Booker. What the mayor has learned over the last four years is how to regain the spotlight,” said Price.
Hm. Well, perhaps it’s time for this blog to focus on the issues of the Newark mayor campaign rather than the will-he/won’t-he debate over Mayor James.
Mayor James is Running Again for Mayor
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/22/2006 - 09:00We think. That is, maybe. We’re pretty sure this time.
New York Times: With Little Fanfare, Newark’s Mayor Is Said to Submit Petitions to Run a Sixth Time
“Nobody can figure out anything he’s doing these days,” said Steven N. Adubato Sr., the president of the North Ward Educational and Cultural Center in Newark and a powerful political figure in the city who has not publicly chosen sides. “Not even the people who are close to him.”
