Today is election day in Gainesville.  Please vote!  We have some information on some candidates below:  Also, don't forget to fill out the petition at:

  

  

  

  

If you haven't see this news story by Gainesville's GTN new, you should check it out.  Nothing demonstrates Mayor Craig Lowe's arrogance like his own words.

  

  

  

Ed Braddy is running for Gainesville Mayor against incumbant Craig Lowe.  Lowe is the guy with the really messy yard and all the charm of an angry hornet.  He likes to tell other commissioners that they are full of hot air, and deny citizens the right to be fairly heard.  He is also an advocate for paying far flung companies billions of dollars of your money to burn down trees for energy production.  The more you think about it, Craig Lowe really isn't all that bright, is he?

  

You can visit Ed Braddy's website and make an online donation to his campaign at www.edbraddy.com.

  

District 4 Race

  

Mac McEachern:

 

Mac McEachern is a long time resident of Gainesville and a former Gainesville Mayor and City Commissioner.  During Mac's tenure, GRU had some of the most competitive rates in the state and some of the most sound financials.  Mac has been there.  He has lead Gainesville, before, and he can help do it again.  Mac Is Back!

 

http://www.voteformac.com

 

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Alfredo Espinosa:

 

Alfredo Espinosa is a young person and a college student, and one of the brightest that we have ever heard.  He is a member of Florida Blue Key, and as for understanding the issues of the day, he stands head and shoulders above incumbent Randy Wells!

 

http://alfredoespinosa.com

 

  

  

The Alachua County Tea Party has asked us to announce their meeting this Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until 12 Noon at the Tower Road Branch Library in Gainesville.

  

Their guest speaker during the first hour is State Representative Dennis Baxley.  Dennis will be talking about what is going on in Tallahassee during this legislative session.

  

For more information, please visit http://actp.us.

  

The Gainesville City Commission has put fall elections on the ballot with 4 year terms!  But wait!  There is a catch!

  

Yep, at first glance, it would appear that the Gainesville City Commission is finally doing the right thing and putting fall elections on the ballot.  On the ballot for this city elections this March, city residents will have the opportunity to decide  whether or not to have future city elections in the fall, every two years.  The premise being that if the elections are held with other elections, turnout will be higher.

  

Now comes the bait and switch!  Their new election scheme doesn't place the election in even years with the Presidential elections and the mid-terms.  It places them in odd number years, all by themselves.  That isn't going to drive turnout.  It will accomplish nothing more than giving the current commissioners 4 year terms with the same poor turnout that keeps them in power!

  

We have said before that Gainesville City Commission elections are designed to fail, and the horrible, liberal powers that be have designed a dishonest scheme that is nothing more than a bait and switch.