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He won't. He doesn't have to. Between the power of incumbency and a field of challengers Saltzman will win on a walk in the primary.
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@Robert Collins is so correct,

Saltzman has already won.

The best that Jesse can do is get out a "Please vote down ballot and do not vote for the incumbant" message. Saltzman has already has the city pay for a full color campaign mailer to every resident, under the guise of the "Childres's Levy".

Both Saltzman and Cornett have had polls and my guess is that they say the same thing. Saltzman is weak on the police but his high favorable name recognition, so Saltzman's consultant, "Winning" Mark Weiner, has told him not to mention police, thus he will not. Not to mention that approximately %20 of the 105K that actually mail in a ballot this May, will not even vote for Portland City Council.

As for Cornett, his poll most like showed that virtually no one knows who the hell he is. Hence, this ploy to make some noise with the Mercury readership (wrong demographic for primary voters, BTW) is playing into the hands of the incumbent.

Lastly, do you *really* think that Adams will give the most powerful assignment to a freshman commissioner (should Saltzman do a Coakley, which "Winning Mark's" dirty Portland pool will prevent), but hypothetically, should Dan loose; there is no way in hell that Sam will give the police to a rookie newly elected commissioner.

Come on Matt, you know how the Portland political game is played.
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In response to whether he would take Mr. Cornett up on his offer of a debate, Commissioner Saltzman responded "Uh... I can't comment on pending elections...I mean litigation - no wait, pending collective bargaining. Yeah, I can't comment on pending collective bargaining. I will have this debate in... November."
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don't underestimate the fury of vox popoli scorned.

jessie ought to enlist some of PDX politically-minded 'creatives' to help him devise social media tactics & methods to:
1) raise visibility of HIS name & ideas
2) run against a spineless vacant-headed pol whose pr puppet is telling him to relax, sit back, stay outa sight, keep yur mouth shut and run an essentially "rose garden" incumbency type of campaign.

SOME BOOBY IS COUNTING THE VOTERS OUT TOO SOON & BEFORE THEY'VE VOTED!

Anybody from that lower ballot COULD WIN against saltzman for the simple fact that discontent with the police boondoggles runs deeper/ is higher than any poll can track (anyone remember the nixionian viet nam era "silent majority"?)

GET SMART JESSIE:
Just hold the debate anyway.
Do it seriously tongue (foot) in cheek. AS DEAD SERIOUS PARODY.
Enlist some articulate, witty, PDX politically savvy ANT-SALTZMAN FOLKS (RACIALLY, CULTURAL AGE, DIVERSE GUYS AND GALS ) TO PLAY THE ROLE OF A, MULTI-VOICED SIBYL-TYPE MULTIPLE PERSONALITY SALTZMAN HYDRA.

GET OUT IF INNER PORTLAND TAKE IT ON THE ROAD. ONCE - TWICE A WEEK.

I know so little@ you. I don't even know (who the other down-ballot people are) Are you're running against the fat white gray haired guy who always opportunistically postilions himself in photos behind the rally speakers of Albina Ministerial alliance?

Just because this mope danny boy isn't campaign doesn't give you a an excuse not to.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVEN HAVE A WEBSITE? DIDN'T YOU GET SLAMMED ON BOJACK'S BLOG BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF DATE OR WIMPY?

IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ... GIVE PEOPLE MOTIVATION & PRAGMATIC REASONS TO VOTE ... FO'


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Looks like this race is degrading into chest-pounding may the best man win. This is why I am voting for Mary Volm.

She has over 20 years of experience and is talking about more than emotionally charged ephemeral issues.

While the boys can posture for who has the biggest penis; Mary is first asking people to participate in a conversation on her website about issues that matter most to Portland. I am tires of wanna-be politicians telling me about their hopeful fantasies about what they want to be when they grow up.

For me Mary Volm has the experience to provide the true leadership that Portland needs.
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I like Mary too, but the poilitical reality is you can't beat an incumbent in Portland, unless you have photos of him having sex with an animal.

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