Who Will Make the Best Mayor?

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When will the Stranger release its endorsement? How does the SECB come to agreement, anyway? Does everybody get an equal vote?

kitschnsync on July 11, 2013 at 11:11 AM

@1) Our primary endorsements come out next Wednesday at 9 a.m. After interviewing candidates, studying their records, and doing follow-up research (interviews, contribution reports, etc.), members of the Stranger Election Control Board pass around the bong, crack a few cans of Kokanee, all put our hands on the Ouija board, and see what it tells us.

Dominic Holden on July 11, 2013 at 11:18 AM

Kokanee? I thought you had better editorial standards than that...

kitschnsync on July 11, 2013 at 11:24 AM

Kokanee is union made in BC.

You got a problem with that?

Will in Seattle on July 11, 2013 at 11:27 AM

@1 they write the names of candidates on the interns and then hand them knives. The name written on the last survivor is endorsed and that intern is given a chance to dig through Cienna's candy drawer for exactly two (2) pieces of candy

Baconcat on July 11, 2013 at 11:29 AM

Konakee?

Rolling Rock is 11.99 a case at Albertson's and Gin for 7.99 for the 750ML size Also Trader Joe's has Vermouth for 3.99 a liter, and you can get Vodka at Safeway for 9.99 for the 1.75 liter size.

Come on Dominic drink cheaper and have the candidates Jell-O wrestle for your endorsement.

Merchant Seaman on July 11, 2013 at 11:30 AM

Look, if people want to deliver better beer to the office...

Dominic Holden on July 11, 2013 at 11:35 AM

@6, thr liter tax on those fifths totally distorts cheap drinking.

Stranger's endorsement is a foregone conclusion anyway. Not that I can blame them this time. I'll vote None of the Above.

SchmuckyTheCat on July 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Dominic,

I didn't say better I said cheaper, I also included stuff in case some one there might want a martini...

Though if I take that Elizabeth NJ-Singapore run again I'll see what I can do about getting you some Syrian beer when we load in Jebel Ali...

Merchant Seaman on July 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM

My one evening experiencing Kokanee ended with me passing out face first into a hamburger sitting on a room service tray.

I trust the SECB can handle its Canadian beers better than I.

TomJohnsonJr on July 11, 2013 at 11:41 AM

@8 Still the cheapest around unless you want to make your own

Merchant Seaman on July 11, 2013 at 11:42 AM

Murray has vowed to fight "the ugliest campaign Seattle has ever seen."

That's a pretty egregious misrepresentation of Murray's quote.

c'mon girlfriend on July 11, 2013 at 11:47 AM

@7 - If I bring better beer, do I get a vote?

MacCrocodile on July 11, 2013 at 11:51 AM

Seems like the War on Cars requires that you drink beer from Peddler Brewing in Ballard.

I haven't tried their stuff yet. Opinions?

ScrawnyKayaker on July 11, 2013 at 11:58 AM

From what I've read on Slog, I would think that the better two pieces of candy would be in Megan's desk.

seatackled on July 11, 2013 at 12:05 PM

@15 - That is for company, not for interns.

MacCrocodile on July 11, 2013 at 12:06 PM

"Bent on turning Seattle into Phoenix." What typical nasty Stranger horseshit. Even if that was possible here, which it isn't, it's not even remotely close to what Steinbrueck or his supporters are about.

Noicons on July 11, 2013 at 12:12 PM

You have to admit, Joey Grey was terrific in "Cabaret".

Fnarf on July 11, 2013 at 12:16 PM

I haven't been paying much attention to the mayoral race, maybe. I would like to know what platforms, plans and positions Ed Murray and Mike McGinn have that make them the two most popular candidates in this poll.

on July 11, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Voting for Kate Martin as female candidate protest vote. Sick of the Seattle establishment only supporting male (almost all white) candidates.

raku on July 11, 2013 at 12:35 PM

Hey, Kokanee is a perfectly delightful beer.

care bear on July 11, 2013 at 12:44 PM

@18, his daughter Jennifey made such a mark with Dirty Dancing too.

@20, your announcement comes as a total shock. Why not Mary Martin? Did she eat an egg or something?

TomJohnsonJr on July 11, 2013 at 12:49 PM

@22, I prefer Joel Heatherton myself.

Fnarf on July 11, 2013 at 1:36 PM

@18 I prefer Cabernet Sauvignon myself.

Will in Seattle on July 11, 2013 at 1:41 PM

@23, who can forget his legendary run at the Riviera with opener LOL Falana?

TomJohnsonJr on July 11, 2013 at 1:44 PM

@24: 2.49 a bottle at Trader Joe's

Merchant Seaman on July 11, 2013 at 1:55 PM

@25, again, I have to differ. Falana doesn't hold a patch on Cartman Miranda in "The Gangrene's Here".

Fnarf on July 11, 2013 at 1:58 PM

Ed Murray had a badass afro as member of the Orioles in the 80s.

DOUG. on July 11, 2013 at 2:03 PM

The candidates are all playing Vegas with Celine Dingdong.

Pope Peabrain on July 11, 2013 at 2:06 PM

"neighborhood activists" intent on turning Seattle in Phoenix. "

Dominic, explain.

Also, is it true The Stranger only interviewed Murray, McGinn, Steinbrueck and Harrell?

westello on July 11, 2013 at 2:12 PM

The only "ugliness" I've seen has emanated from the Stranger. Its foul-mouthed, whining, sore-losing political writer regularly hands out fuck yous to any politician he disagrees with, and articles like this one egregiously misrepresent the issues and character of McGinn's opponents.

Like the bicycle weenies and the knee-jerk transit types, the Stranger combines nastiness and utter predictability. It displays not one shred of independence, seeking only to establish itself as a reliable whore for every hipster hypocrite and moneybags real estate developer.

That's the bad news, and it's hardly new. The good news is that it's not going to work. Even McGinn's supporters are embarrassed by this amateurish attempt at manipulation. Sorry, Dominic 'n Goldy, it's one 'n done.

Noicons on July 11, 2013 at 2:27 PM

"Bicycle weenies" and "knee-jerk transit types" is just another way of saying "city residents", so our brave independent icon-free genius @31 is going to be disappointed. It's going to be his own fault, too, in (small) part, because advocacy like his signs people up for the other side in droves.

Fnarf on July 11, 2013 at 2:44 PM

@31 your spelling is excellent. Sadly you constantly fail at using that skill to make a point.

JonnoN on July 11, 2013 at 2:49 PM

Here's Noicons on whether or not Zimmerman is guilty and Trans* issues:

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives…

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives…

A good hater to have, I'd say.

Baconcat on July 11, 2013 at 2:56 PM

Noicons,

I took the liberty to go back over your comment history and it appears as though you have never posted a positive comment. It begs the question, why do you waste your time reading what you have variously termed, " typical nasty Stranger horseshit," "lazy" and "brainless" stories? Surely you have something better to do with your time. It should take the average reader no more than a few minutes to read most Slog stories and, like any good news story, the gist of most stories can be found within the first two or three sentences.

Goldy, Dominic and the rest of the Slog staff should be flattered, however, that you take the time to read Their “stupid” and “nasty” stories - even more so that you bother to comment on them. Those precious few minutes of your time are now forever theirs.

They should thank you

Merchant Seaman on July 11, 2013 at 2:56 PM

@32

Doesn't it remind you of Dorothy Rabinowitz whining about New York's "all-powerful bike lobby"? The only reason the bike lobby in New York is "powerful" is that two thirds of New Yorker's support bike infrastructure. The will of the people isn't an "all-powerful lobby" unless you hate democracy.

Seattle isn't that much different. There is broad support for transit and bike infrastructure here. You can exploit the differences over details and implementation to produce certain weird electoral results (like the two concurrent yes/no plebiscites on the viaduct replacement), but a candidate who wants to win needs to be pro-transit and pro-bike. But not necessarily pro-car.

In New York all the mayoral candidates thought they could exploit an anti-bike backlash to put them out front, but they all found that the poll numbers don't justify it.

Polls say people like bikes. Which is good for McGinn. Bad for the anti-McGinn (but no coherent policy to speak of) crowd.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn on July 11, 2013 at 4:07 PM

"Bicycle weenies" and "knee-jerk transit types" is just another way of saying "city residents"

"Automobile drivers" is the best way to say "Seattle resident," given that almost seven-eights of the population lives in a household with a car. And we are going to give your mayor the opportunity to get on his bicycle and pedal himself all the way back to Brooklyn.

Noicons on July 11, 2013 at 5:13 PM

Steinbrueck at only 4.6% ? Guess not enough old fogies read The Stranger.

Frank Blethen's vodka distiller on July 11, 2013 at 5:15 PM

#35, as for "positive comments," fuck you and the hypocritical horse you rode in on. Live by the sword, die by the sword, baby.

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…

Noicons on July 11, 2013 at 5:16 PM

@38, I live in a household with a car (two of them, in fact). And yet I am a bicycle commuter and a transit advocate. Even most drivers are more than happy to share the road. Your worldview is so either/or it must be like living with a strobe lamp, but that's not the way most people are. Thank god.

Fnarf on July 11, 2013 at 6:10 PM

@41, your soon-to-be-jejected hero has declared war on cars here, and has sucked up to every developer with a checkbook. He has been relentlessly backed at every turn by the suckups of the Stranger, and their friends at the Cascade Bicycle Club and the Seattle Transit Blog. The one thing you, and they, share is a deep-seated hatred for this city.

We are about to return the favor. Good luck, 'cause you people will need it.

Noicons on July 11, 2013 at 6:14 PM

I didn't mean to vote for McQuaid. Count that as a misdirected vote for McGinn, aka "soon-to-be-jejected", whatever that means.

I thought Noicons was Blue Light but he's meaner than old blue. Probably he's NotFan.

sarah70 on July 11, 2013 at 6:43 PM

@43, zeroing in on a typographical error on a website that doesn't allow a poster to edit his comments is the last refuge of a desperate little thing. And if I was saying fuck-you to the same people who your hipster friends at the Stranger here say fuck-you to, there's be no objections out of you or any of the rest of the phonies about how "mean" I am.

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…

Noicons on July 11, 2013 at 7:33 PM

@44, this blog does allow you to edit your comments, fucklip. And McGinn's not my hero, he's just a fairly decent mayor. You, on the other hand, are a Grade A Douchknuckle with nothing interesting to say about anything.

Fnarf on July 11, 2013 at 7:42 PM

@45, not once they're posted, shithead. And whatever we are, you are going to be mayorless in Seattle in a while. And when it happens, the universal interpretation will be that sucking dick for every bicyclist and developer eventually pisses off the majority.

Noicons on July 11, 2013 at 7:47 PM

Around here, jejected is how you feel in Jejune.

Catherwood on July 11, 2013 at 8:25 PM

Gosh, I wonder who the SECB will end up endorsing on next Wednesday? The nail-biting suspense is KILLING me...

M. Wells on July 11, 2013 at 10:18 PM

Murray has utterly failed the children of Washington State. He has failed to meet his paramount duty. No reason to believe he would serve us well.

on July 11, 2013 at 11:44 PM

"a fire hose of nonstop rage from "neighborhood activists" intent on turning Seattle in Phoenix"

Dominic: simply, you are a fucking idiot. you are a purveyor of false memes and misinformation. your naive bias is hardly concealed. it's such a shame, since many of us have always had high expectations for you.

xoxoxox, a neighborhood activist.

south downtown on July 12, 2013 at 2:14 PM

Hey, someone is using a Votebot. Neat.

Baconcat on July 12, 2013 at 2:46 PM

6 votes every 10 seconds with brief surges that put it at 8 votes per 10 seconds, alternating between two candidates for the past hour or so. This is entertaining.

Baconcat on July 12, 2013 at 3:22 PM

A votebot? Ugh. How can you tell?

Barr on July 12, 2013 at 3:52 PM

Never mind, you answered the question.

Barr on July 12, 2013 at 3:55 PM

Hmmm. Judging by where the explosive growth has been in the last hour, I think I know which two.

Also, someone signed me up for Ed Murray's mailing list. I don't know if it's a friend who thinks they're funny, or if they imported a list from the 43rd LD or what. I'm trying not to defer to the conspiratorial, but I honestly don't know who would have jokingly signed me up, and it's not like it would be the first time a campaign dumped a bunch of emails from a list regardless of the individuals' personal interests.

grkle on July 12, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Baconcat thinks anything is illegitimate if McGinn doesn't win

AlexanderHamilton on July 12, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Actually, no you didn't. The votes aren't following that pattern at all. And then, of course, there's the fact that you shill for McGinn. Looks like your guy's getting beat.

Barr on July 12, 2013 at 4:12 PM

I for one take this binding poll very seriously.

grkle on July 12, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Regardless, Murray's leadership and collaboration is what we need in this city. He's got my vote, both in this poll and in a week

Hillary/Fay2016 on July 12, 2013 at 4:28 PM

Murray won the sole endorsement from the 43rd LD so he got the lists. That's probably how you got on his campaign list.

on July 12, 2013 at 4:30 PM

Whoever's clicking the button for Murray better speed up because Harrell's clicker is loading several at a time now. Weeee. Somebody is going to get carpel tunnel if they aren't careful.

Storbaker on July 12, 2013 at 4:33 PM

@60 Yep Murray is definitely promising to go along just to get along. That seems to be his elevator speech. It sure works for the Establishment/Chamber types who want to take back City Hall. And it works in Olympia; just look at what they accomplished this year.

Storbaker on July 12, 2013 at 4:41 PM

Nice job!!! All McGinn had to do was say everyone in the building log in and vote for me. Once again you sound like a tool! Do you have a soul because I highly doubt it. Enjoy the reign of Mayor McPaidfor!! and his wonderful Downtown Seattle association and their yellow vested stormtroopers. He has done about a much for arts and music as Walmart. Him and his cohorts need to find new jobs at the NSA. He is bad for this city and he rides his bike for photo ops!! He is the biggest piece of crap since Schell and he is worse than Nickels!! Enjoy writing about Casinos and REO Speedwagon because that is where this city headed!! Suburban Hell!! At least Steinbrueck has saved a bunch of different things from disappearing and tried to stop the cultural breakdown of the city. Yet that wouldn't bleed so you don't care FOX news wannabe. Get a clue your the bought and paid for journalist now.

yuppiesstillsuck!! on July 12, 2013 at 6:59 PM

Considering the other polls showing that barely half of Stranger readers are heterosexual, I'm a little surprised that Murray isn't leading by even more. No matter: the Stranger is in the tank for McGinn. It'll be something of a comedown, especially if McGinn fails to survive the primary.

Noicons on July 12, 2013 at 7:14 PM

We'll knowing the staff he's got they will stop at nothing to get him elected. They are some dirty sons of bitches. Plus they each have a full closet. Plus once the police beatings of the homeless in this city comes out in the article being written by the Times he will be Mayor McBeating!! He just doesn't know when to give up. It's like watching a mini Bush Whitehouse. He's going down and fast. He will be the next Guilianni by time He's done.

yuppiesstillsuck!! on July 12, 2013 at 7:42 PM

Steinbrueck has the most experience to manage a city going through a growth boom, which is what Seattle is going through. That's why I'm voting for him. This NIMBY vitriol is ridiculous. Steinbrueck has pretty much the same values as McGinn except he's more tactful and isn't going to get rolled by developers (and if Steinbrueck wasn't running I'd likely vote for McGinn again). However, the experience distinction between Steinbrueck and McGinn is important. I've worked with developers in Seattle as an architect and lived in Istanbul where developers don't give a shit about the city. Given those experiences I'm honestly frightened by how willing environmentalists and urbanists in Seattle are willing to give away the keys to people whose bottom line is money and not the public interest. I'm definitely pro-density, but if you study cities where developers get to do whatever they want you qualify that attitude pretty quickly.

rduecyg on July 12, 2013 at 10:35 PM

Hahaha! Does Bruce Harrell even live in Seattle? He's like the Reagan Dunn of the Democrats.

123AD123 on July 13, 2013 at 12:34 AM

The fact is people are getting beaten for not having a home. Any mayor worth a damn is going to think that is not good policy. Plus the city is selling the land out from under tent city without even a fair deal to those who live their. McGinn is ignorant he maybe slick but his version of being mayor is ruining the city we live in. I have been here all my life and I can tell you I had tried to work with Mike only to be lied to and wonder why I ever supported him in the first place. He's responsible for a lot of bad choices including gasing an old woman. He lied to us He lied to his supporters and He is flat out destroying the city. SDOT is a nightmare, DPD are like a bunch of Robber Barrons an SPD are like a bunch of out of control frat boys who happen to be Skull and Bones. It's has to end.

yuppiesstillsuck!! on July 13, 2013 at 6:24 PM

I still say Mary will get the SECB endorsement.

Or Kate.

Will in Seattle on July 13, 2013 at 7:07 PM

@68 You literally cannot run for political office in Seattle if you are not a resident, so Harrell checks out.

on July 15, 2013 at 9:26 AM

I know a votebot when I see one, people.

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Baconcat on July 18, 2013 at 5:47 PM

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