Comments on: The Lazarus/O’Grady Debate

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:41:17 +0000

Sorry about the last post. My wireless is going insane tonight.

To be clear: I think Cindy won the debate because she seemed to think well on her feet. Hopefully the public will agree on election day.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:40:14 +0000

I know in another week or so we’ll all be on the same side again, but until then- I appreciate your support Nick.

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:34:11 +0000

I think Cindy won the debate!

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:27:06 +0000

Bryan, you are right about one thing for sure: people should vote their consciences. I know that you will will be following mine and supporting Cindy Lazarus. People should vote for the candidate of their choice, that’s for certain.

By: Bryan Clark

Bryan Clark — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:40:29 +0000

Nick — Having sat with John for hours a day, listening to call after call for support, I can say with 100% certainty there hasn’t been a bit of pressure. Don’t throw around vague claims. Vote your conscience for endorsements and for the primary.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:28:33 +0000

As a big part of this “party machine” myself, I can attest to the fact that many of us who have “endorsed” John publicly, including some prominent names with myself among them, do not plan to vote for him in March, when we’re in the privacy of the voting booth. While he’s a nice enough fellow, many of us have felt an awful lot of pressure to follow suit and support him because of good old fashioned peer pressure. Cindy, who has been more evenhanded when seeking my support, is (IMHO) a committed Democrat who has a more firm grasp of the issues.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:55:52 +0000

I understand that everyone in the party- local on up – is supporting O’Grady.

But since the Republican candidates pretty much have no chance of winning the seat, this primary election is the only chance Franklin County VOTERS are going to have to cast a vote for a viable candidate.

O’Grady is the endorsed candidate- and will probably be the primary winner- but I think he and the party are alienating a lot of voters with unneccessarily nasty tactics.

By: Bryan Clark

Bryan Clark — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:22:16 +0000

The local Franklin County Democratic Party has elected ward leaders. Each leader is voted into office by roughly 1,500 of their fellow Democrats. They are elected for a reason — to volunteer their time to the local party and make decisions they feel are in the best interest of the local Democratic Party. Unfortunately, these are the people the Lazarus campaign has referred to as “a small group of politicians,” “party bosses,” and “the party machine.”This entire fight has never been about giving Democratic voters a choice. It is, however, about who the neighborhood leaders of the Democratic Party support in this race. And how the non-endorsed candidate has run against the party.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:31:21 +0000

Joseph is a wise man. Although I’ve never met him, I appreciate what he has to say. Go Cindy!

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:19:52 +0000

I do not know, and have never been in contact with, anyone from the Lazarus campaign.

And, unlike you, I am not being paid to have an opinion.

I am just turned off by the fact that John O’Grady and the entire Democratic party machine think John DESERVES to be the nominee.

Personally, I think the voters DESERVE the chance to choose their own nominee.