Newark Mayor’s Race: The Progressive Perspective.

Newark Mayor’s Race: The Progressive Perspective.

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Newark's upcoming Mayoral election is a nonpartisan election. As such, the state parties, and affiliated party organizations, like the Progressive Democrats, have not gotten involved. But just because you call an election a nonpartisan election, does not mean ideologies are not in play. Conservatives understood this for years, and ran conservative candidates for nonpartisan school board and judgeship elections for years. It looks like liberals and progressives have learned their lesson, as it would seem we are blessed with several progressive candidates among the seven in the Newark race.
The 62 Project: #’s 25 & 37

The 62 Project: #’s 25 & 37

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Mike Mulrooney is a salt-of-the-earth legislator, and I mean that as a compliment. While he doesn't make splashes as a prime sponsor on much legislation, he is a quietly-effective supporter of (mostly) progressive legislation. He meandered from the fold on one gun bill, but that's about it. Rep. Don Blakey is a mild disappointment to me. He is a largely-moderate African-American who could be a bit more like Mike Ramonewithout harming his electoral position, IMHO.  Especially within the R House caucus. While he doesn't vote in lockstep with leadership, he does so far too much to warrant a higher ranking.  For example, why would he stand with the obstructionist elements in his caucus in not supporting 'no-excuses absentee balloting'? There's, um, no excuse for that. All it does is help disenfranchise many of his constituents, some of whom work at the Dover Air Force Base. Why did he vote against gay marriage? Why does he oppose criminal background checks for private weapons purchases?