Jim Powell continues race unabated
July 18, 2008 at 9:42 am by Thomas Wheatley in NewsJim Powell yesterday said he’s not going to let the legal issues hanging over his head taint the buzz of winning Tuesday Democrat primary for the Public Service Commission’s District 4 seat.
Powell bested opponent Bob Indech 85-15, a surprising feat for someone who’d not only been disqualified the day before, but also reported signs were still hanging at polls on Tuesday wrongly advising voters his race was essentially over.
“I’ve got a lot of folks I need to talk to,” Powell said during a phone interview. “I won the primary. So obviously, I’m going to run my campaign as if I’ll be [on the ballot] in November.”
Powell says his attorney is still out of the country, so a date for his appeal would be scheduled next week at the earliest.
What’s interesting to consider: What if the judge rules in favor of Karen Handel and Powell’s large number of votes are tossed? Would enough people who rallied around Powell do the same for Bob Indech in November?
359,515 people voted in the Republican primary for the same district. Bubba McDonald — yeah, we know his name is Lauren, but come on — nabbed little more than half of those. 393,965 were cast in the Powell and Indech race. Indech only nabbed 57,886.
Guess it depends on how much people want to see McDonald continue working at the funeral home and staying off the dais.
(Photo courtesy of Jim Powell)
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