Pittsburgh mayor

[cellio]

The winner of today's election wasn't really in doubt; the only question was how wide the margin would be. I'm disappointed to see that Bob O'Connor got 67% of the vote; he's going to see that as a mandate for more of the government that drive this city to ruin in the first place. I was hoping that Joe Weinroth would get more of the protest vote, because he actually had good things to say in the campaign and wasn't just running on a "not part of the old boys' network" platform.

Bob O'Connor 39,416
Joseph Weinroth 16,269
Titus North 2,374
David Tessitor 618
Jay M. Ressler 476

(Yes, I actually voted for a Republican. At the city level, fiscal conservatism is much more of factor than the fear of social conservatism. There's not much a mayor can do to screw up the latter; we're not talking Congress here.)

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[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for voting. I'd love to get your help and support in the next race to hit Pittsburgh -- as I gear up for city council. That will happen in the dead of winter -- 2006. And, I'll need support from all sectors of the city. Thanks for the consideration.

Ta.

Mark Rauterkus
mark@Rauterkus.com
http://Rauterkus.blogspot.com

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Actually, in the perverse world of Pittsburgh politics, a 2.5:1 victory for the Democrats is considered pretty shaky. Murphy beat Carmine in 2001 by closer to 3:1.