Simply being on the losing end of a 5-2 battle isn't leadership. Leadership at that level really has to be about building a coalition.
Those who vote by early ballot are high-efficacy voters. They're very concerned about the issues in their community.
We're trying to fund an entire city off an unstable revenue source.
We're talking about cuts to libraries my children use.
I'm not adhering to an ideology. I just want a nicer city.
I don't want to collect a check from a city employee that gets that city employee into trouble. It's completely on the up and up.