Joe Guarino, who served an invaluable service to the community by creating questionnaires for local candidates and making their answers available on the web, recently published all of the answers from the District 5 candidates.
It appears that Guarino ranks the three candidates as follows.
1. Angela Carmichael
2. Dr. Trudy Wade
3. Sandy Carmany.
The major reason Carmichael is Guarino's favorite is because of the way Wade's answer to seeking the endorsement of the Simkins PAC was understood.
Guarino:"Her response on the matter of endorsements is problematic. I don't think Ronald Reagan accepting the support of Log Cabin Republicans is a good analogy for a candidate in Greensboro actively seeking the endorsement of the Simkins PAC-- especially for a candidate who is otherwise a strong conservative. I will not list the reasons, but there are at least several."
Wade's original answer did not include her actively seeking any endorsement. What Dr. Wade basically said was that if the Simkins PAC endorses her it is because they agree with her political plans.
Despite Guarino's rankings, the primary will leave Carmany and Wade to fight it out for the District 5 seat.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
District 5 Review
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Please note that my response to Dr. Guarino's questionnaire said the same thing -- if they endorse me, it's because they are satisfied with my stands.
Here is that entire response:
5. Are you going to seek or accept the endorsement of the Simkins PAC?
Believing that voters have the right to be educated on my opinions and stances on a wide variety of issues, I attend candidate forums to which I am invited and respond to all candidate questionnaires (such as this one) and requests for interviews. If a particular constituency organization is satisfied with my straightforward responses to questions on issues important to them, it is certainly within their rights to endorse me. I do NOT make any promises or commitments to ANYONE in order to secure votes or endorsements. If the Simkins PAC chooses to endorse me, yes, I would accept that endorsement. In past elections, this PAC sometimes HAS endorsed me and sometimes HAS NOT. I have been successful in getting elected both with and without this endorsement.
6. Are you going to seek or accept the support of TREBIC?
One clarification: TREBIC does NOT support or endorse candidates for election; some of its member organizations such as the realtors and the builders do endorse and/or support candidates. TREBIC facilitates the questionnaire and interview process for those various organizations so that candidates have only one questionnaire and interview on issues common to all those member organizations instead of multiple ones. TREBIC itself takes no official stances on candidates.
Believing that voters have the right to be educated on my opinions and stances on a wide variety of issues, I attend candidate forums to which I am invited and respond to all candidate questionnaires (such as this one) and requests for interviews. If particular constituency organizations are satisfied with my straightforward responses to questions on issues important to them, it is certainly within their rights to endorse me. I do NOT make any promises or commitments to ANYONE in order to secure votes or endorsements. I have been endorsed by the realtors’ and builders’ organizations -- as well as by the Sierra Club -- in past elections. Yes, I would accept support from the realtors, builders, and other member organizations of TREBIC.
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