I herd Janelle C. Jeffries is a major supporter of Ms. Volm.

To summarise what I have read thus far:

"I do not care how good Mary Volm's ideas are or how much experience she has."

"She is against Sam and that is good enough for me to vote for Dan Saltzman. After this election he will nod off back to sleep and not have the audacity to speak out like Mary."

"Some one needs to remind Mary that politics is a man's sport and she can not have female supporters."

Oh wait, not voting for Mary in 'Blogtown' does not mean shit.

For those what want real world exposure to your local candidates:

Why not stop by the Multnomah County Building on April 13th at 7:00PM for the League of Women Voters' Candidate Forum

Graham, BlackedOut, Mopsy and C you can liveblog from there.

Joe, I think you should avoid the term 'pederasty', it is a term reserved for historical or scholarly work and in this context it just makes you sound like a bigot. What do you call a woman who enjoys the company of younger men? Because somehow 'cougar' just doesn't seem quite as angry. I suppose you chose it because pederast sounds like pedophile, but you know better than to accuse Sam of pedophilia. Thanks to the WWeek we know at least four men Sam has dated over the years, all were adults, and all but one were age appropriate. If you do have any evidence that Sam is a pedophile I would encourage you to take it to the police.

I don't have any hate for Mary Volm, sure the recall has been an unnecessary distraction by my thinking, but up to each person to decide for themselves. I consider myself a liberal, and I agree with many of her policy positions. I appreciate the work she has done in her career with government to make Portland the place we have today. I don't necessarily understand why you would support her if you are so disenchanted with the way things are going, since she has been a paid spokesperson for many of the 'pet projects' you find so distasteful.

I am voting for Jesse Cornett, only the challenger with the most votes will face Saltzman in a runoff and I think Jesse has a huge advantage in that he has secured public funding. I like his policy positions as well, and feel he has some life experiences that make him particularly suited to dealing with the recent issues we have been having with the PPB. I am also concerned that some of the language Mary is using these days will play better with conservatives, if you are serious about challenging Saltzman you should remember that the typical Portland voter is a liberal who did not support the recall.