Streetalk: Why vote in the runoff when you didn’t vote the first time?
November 21, 2009 at 9:00 am by Jeff Slate in Streetalk
Danny: I didn’t like any of the candidates in the first one. It’s probably peer pressure, people telling you that you should vote and I have a close friend that works for Mary Norwood and she gave me the scoop on her, and I liked what I heard and I got a chance to meet Mary Norwood recently and I like her. That was a big turnaround. I’m planning to vote [in] this one ’cause I made promises to people to vote this time. I don’t know much about Reed but there’s something that don’t flow right with me about him.
Mike: I was out of town on business and didn’t have the foresight to get an absentee ballot. I was hoping for a runoff. I felt like a moron because this was an important election. I felt like a jerk, I really did. There’s no more important thing that we do than vote. I’m voting for Kasim Reed. He knows how to negotiate and get things done. Mary Norwood is just a jackhammer. She’s going to poke away at people. I don’t see her being as effective as she is enthusiastic about her job.
Danielle: I did not vote in the first part because I went to Target instead. I meant to when I got back but didn’t. My mother called to make sure I voted. She works for a Board of Elections in a county in Florida. She called to make sure I did my civic duty and I lied. I’m sure she doesn’t read [Creative Loafing]. So I’m going to make up for my lack of civic duty and vote and won’t have to feel so awful about lying to my mother. I’m not 100 percent sold on either one, but I’m leaning towards Mary.
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Danny and Danielle: the election is on Wednesday, Dec. 2nd.
Mike: the election is on Tuesday, Dec. 1st.