Several factors have increased Julius chances from average to fairly good of winning election. First is the contentious relationship between the Moore and the Jeffersonville City council. To call the relationship strained is an understatement, the spasm is deep and personal with council members of Moore's own party the GOP openly working against his reelection bid. There have been reports of one or more of these Rep. council members actually going door to door with Julius, something unheard of in political circles. Julius has wisely used this chasm as a key campaign issue.
Another factor helping Julius is the Galligan bloc of older voters from the 2011 election. They also will never accept Moore or forgiven him for baeting TG, no matter how much the city grows and prospers. They are older and old people go to the polls in bigger majorities than younger voters. The Galligan bloc is a minority of total voters but their propensity to vote regularly will be a factor helping Julius.
Having said all that ,there is no denying that the City of Jeffersonville has flourished during the term of Mike Moore. Detractors will say luck and timing contributed to this success and no doubt there is some truth to that. With the bridges projects and the expanding growth of River Ridge, Jeffersonville is busting at the seams in unparalleled progress. This progress is undeniable and Mike Moore has shown the hard nosed grittiness to get things done and move forward with his ideas. This grittiness has in the process pissed some people off, but in the end he has shown the strong determined leadership qualities that are necessary for the mayoral position.
Julius even when presented opportunities has not shown the leadership ability needed for the job. He could have stepped forward when the council made unwise decisions. Example when motions were made to eliminate Jeff city court he could have stepped forward and made a difference. Same way with the soccer field issue. The controversy about the median landscaping ...if he had organized his followers or brought his workers to clean up the mess was another chance to show leadership but it passed him by.
Bottom line if you go over the last four year it has been successful and good things are happening here locally. Mike Moore though not perfect deserves another term. Julius has not exhibited any leadership qualities, that would make him an acceptable choice...This is an easy choice and the BatBlog endorses Mike Moore for mayor of Jeffersonville....
Tomorrow the BatBlog election eve special....were we relook at the races, predict winners and recommend who to vote for...
I was with you until you got to the part where you outline the ways Julius could have shown some leadership was to get out there in the medians with his supporters to clean up the mess. Would have more likely been looked at as lunancy than leadership.
ReplyDeleteJust the fact that when faced with the conflict of interest, Dennis chose to go after the money, rather than serve the public, speaks for his character.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post HT!
ReplyDeleteNo more moore.
ReplyDeleteMike deserves another term just on the fact that the fatass liar Hutt has spread hundreds of lies about him over the last 4 years. Hutt is a pathetic, miserable human being who's sole purpose in life is to spread lies about MM. Hutt's whole life revolves around Jeff politics and like the previous poster he only prints Moore's name in lower case letters.
ReplyDeleteHow juvenile is that and pitiful and sad his life must be.
Did you mind when he did the same thing to Galligan?
DeleteThe Moore campaign has been hoodwinked. They have allowed DJ to run for mayor for more than three years without asking what his vision for the city is. Hell, we have all been! There's a good chance Jeff will elect a Mayor tomorrow that hasn't said, or presented, his plan for the city. Crap.
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ReplyDeleteIts unfortunate that Hutt has the reputation he does because it does hurt his credibility. But on the topic of Moore he's right.
Moore himself might not be a bad person and in fact he probably isn't. But the people he's surrounded himself with are self-serving and neither competent or visionary.
Mike Moore was never suppose to be mayor. Chuck Moore was the chosen one it fell onto little brother to make a Moore mayor.
Next to nothing has been accomplished in the past 4yrs and if he's reelected I will bet that little headway will be made on the projects they're touting as being in the pipeline right now. If we're lucky we might get another park and stop-light. They don't know what projects to focus on or how to make them happen.
But why expect any different when you're being mentored by Rob Waiz. What we've had the past 4yrs is Rob Waiz Part II and if reelected it will be part II scene II. Jeffersonville will realize quickly that all of the things the mayor is touting is all there is because there will be very little new and worth touting 4yrs from now. That's when people will realize how little the mayor was responsible for.
Anon. you must be living under a rock if you think nothing has been accomplished. Not saying it was all Moore's doing but growth has been unparalleled ...I agree he would be better off without Waiz and that will be a factor if Moore were to lose....
ReplyDeleteAs for touting accomplishments ALL politicians claim what happens during their term ...they've been doing it since time began ...
If Moore loses he has no one to blame but himself...the cold relationship with the council, his at times arrogant attitude, his relationship with Rob Waiz...
ReplyDeletePoliticians should take lessons from the late honorable Rich Vissing's terms in office. Be humble and just do your job, you don't have to blow your own horn to be successful...
"Politicians should take lessons from the late honorable Rich Vissing's terms in office."
ReplyDeleteYep.
"There is a faction of the council that will never except Moore or his ideas due to their foolish allegiance and ties to former mayor Galligan."
ReplyDeleteI think you meant "accept"