On David's blog, he stated:
"Shawn Coleman - The official story is if you sit on a board or two, show that you are thoughtful, work hard, and are sufficiently liberal, then you will get elected by the system. Shawn has done all that. If he finishes within 2% of 4th place then the official story is legit. If he finished 5 - 10% below 4th then the official story is a bunch of B.S. and the real story is you have to be "one of us" to get elected."
One of what you dick. One of us means one of the community. Those elected have extremely deep roots in the community. Your analysis, like your predictions of Shawn's "easy" win is all wrong. Shawn lost because he is out of touch. Not because he is dumb. Not because he is not brilliant. But because he really does not know about the fabric of Boulder. Serving on a board, for one or two years, without really being part of the community is not enough. He is not a nationally recognized environmental lawyer. He is not someone who has fought neighborhood battles for years. He does not have a record on any issues. Did he doorbell any precincts. In short, he is not yet part of the political community in this town. Has he lived in Boulder long enough to influence any policy. No.
David, analysis of how politics works in a small town is simply out of touch with reality, but is based on a small blogger view of the world. If the bloggers knew what was going on, Gov. Dean would be president, and Shawn Coleman would be on council.
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If the bloggers knew what was going on, Gov. Dean would be president, and Shawn Coleman would be on council.
If the bloggers knew what was going on, Jon Tester and Jim Webb would be in the Senate. Oh wait, they are...
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