I think we might not be on their distribution list anymore, but whatever. The Portland Business Alliance today released the questionnaires its political folks sent to the major candidates running for mayor and city council next year, and no matter what anyone thinks of the PBA, the questions and answers are worth looking at.
Of note, initially? There isn’t all that much daylight between the candidates. Also: Charlie Hales is a perfunctory man. Most of his answers, with a few Brobdingnagian exceptions, are short. For example: “yes.” Oh, and Jefferson Smith drips in nuance. And Eileen Brady, with an answer on the Columbia River Crossing, may have served up fodder for a good TV ad.
Click here for the mayoral answers (sorry Max Brumm and Max Bauske!), and then click here for the answers in the Amanda Fritz/Mary Nolan race and here for the Steve Novick-vs.-people-the-PBA-doesn’t-care-about race.
And now for some highlights.
I hate it when somebody drips in my nuance. So rude.
The Mercury should have a consolation round with the two Maxes, putting them through a session with some Rorschach blots. I own a set if you guys need to borrow it.
We are interviewing the Mayoral candidates on LaunchPad (including Max Brumm!). The podcast of Max’s interview is already up and can be heard here:
http://www.launchpadradio.com/archive/max-…
Our interview with Charlie Hales posts this Friday, we covered a lot of ground including his position on the Office of Equity.
The Eileen Brady interview will air on 10/28, we did discuss her CRC position as well as her plans for small business development in the city.
Jefferson Smith is last up with a live interview on 11/4 – send your questions!
All are recorded live and unedited so it makes for some interesting listening to say the least. All the interviews will post to stitcher and on the LaunchPad site: http://www.launchpadradio.com/