ann arbor is overrated.

Primary Today!

“I’d like to see aaisoverrated turn out 50 voters to support their pro development position.”

— mucho gusto

Check in here if you voted in today’s election (whether or not you voted for a tool of Big Development.)

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I voted in today’s election!
posted by ann arbor is overrated on August 7th, 2007 at 9:57 am
While sorely tempted to vote Briere and the two year’s of pure comedy her election would usher in, I went with my heart and voted the straight Giant Building ticket.

Though if the numerous “Vote Sabra” signs plopped in the more unkempt and weedy front yards of the 1st Ward are any indication, she’s going to get elected anyway.
posted by Parking Structure Dude! on August 7th, 2007 at 10:15 am
As a resident of an uncontested ward, I don’t get to today, but I’m happy to report that the election is going smoothly so far.
posted by Larry Kestenbaum on August 7th, 2007 at 10:26 am
I voted in the 3rd ward at 10 a.m.. I was told about 40 people had come in to vote this a.m..
posted by Shari on August 7th, 2007 at 11:06 am
I voted today. 3rd in line.
posted by lurker on August 7th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Oh. I voted for Sabra.
posted by lurker on August 7th, 2007 at 11:15 am
I was voter #2 in my ward, and voted anti-NIMBY.
posted by KGS on August 7th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
I voted! I was voter #17 in my precinct, and voted proudly pro-development! (Of course, in my precinct, the developer in question is the Ypsi Public Schools…)

I did, however, order my Ann Arbor minions to vote against the Johnny Reb slate! Go, my minions! Go forth and vote! (At this point, I’d make reference to the flying monkeys music from Oz, if I thought David wouldn’t us this cue to make a tortured allegory of Sabra as Dorothy, dashing water on the Wicked Developer of the West.)
posted by Murph on August 7th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
I wasn’t going to vote but Cahill drove me to the polls. I voted, and it wasn’t for Sabra! I agree with PSD. As much as I love governance by retirees and bored housewives and insofar as it would be a real hoot watching her up there, i just couldn’t.
posted by imjustsayin on August 7th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I was trained as a child, clinging to my momma’s skirts in the voting booth, that taint nobody’s bidness how I vote…
However I will contribute that I was 20th with 2 behind me in my 5th ward polling place at 11:45am.
posted by Stella on August 7th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I am in an uncontested ward so couldn’t vote.

When I dropped my son off at Eberwhite for day camp (very well run this year, btw) I observed that Mike Anglin was winning the signage war.
posted by Fred Zimmerman on August 7th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Whomever you vote for, you may enjoy the wild campaign signs including La Bullington trumpteting her own integrity, see analysis here…

(Voted today, of course, but shall not say whom voted for yet, so as not to sway vote etc.)
posted by David Boyle on August 7th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Just cast my paradoxical vote to keep the NIMBY out of my backyard.
posted by FAA on August 7th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
at 6 pm, was 19th person to vote in 5th ward at library poll station
thanks for all the election posting last few weeks
posted by voter on August 7th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
I voted at Slauson (5th Ward) at around 5:00pm. I voted for the person with the fewest signs up on the front lawn. I have a thing against too many signs . . .
posted by Nancy on August 7th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
I voted. (I do it for the free sticker.)
posted by Bruce Fields on August 7th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Unofficial election numbers, plus commentary, available here…

David Boyle
posted by AACC election results etc. on August 7th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
I voted in the 3rd in the morning and drank a 5th (with help) in the PM.

Eldridge Cleaver for President!
posted by mucho gusto on August 7th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
I voted, in the 5th Ward. I always vote.
posted by SayHey on August 7th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
I’ve heard that a letter represents the opinions of 1000 people and an e-mail the opinions of 50. So let’s say a blog comment represents 25 — then we can conclude that 50 people came out to the polls to support greedy developer interests by the time Parking Structure Dude! posted. Go Team Development!
posted by ann arbor is overrated on August 7th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
MIke and Sabra won.

I guess that AAIO’s greedy developer interests were overrated by at least couple of votes.

Missed y’all at the Old Town!
posted by mucho gusto (not wearing a mask) on August 8th, 2007 at 12:42 am
It was indeed a glorious victory! Thanks to all who supported Sabra (and Mike and LuAnne).

I expect the pro-development City Council is about to be redeveloped.
posted by David Cahill on August 8th, 2007 at 8:25 am
God help us all, this new crop of public succubae, er, servants, will make us long for the days of Tobi Hanna-Davies. In commemoration of this victory of the forces of green (or whatever the hell they are) I think I’m gonna cut a tree down in my backyard and stack some bricks on top of each other. It’ll be the last time you’ll see that happen within the city limits without a total bitch fest on CTN. Four legs good, development bad.
posted by Thomas Cook on August 8th, 2007 at 8:38 am
OK, I know complaining about M-Live is an old tune. But seriously… I just went to check for results and commentary on the elections. Clicking the “Ann Arbor News” link bring up a page without a single story on the election. The main story with photo is about how Loyd Carr listens to his players as the new season begins.

At least the other main page at M-Live has a small link to a story about how Anglin thinks campaigning helped him win (genius). But you’d think the main local news website could at least offer a sketch of the outcomes.

Maybe if we all send them a quarter the AANews can buy a laptop and start a myspace page from ERC. It would almost surely be better than that s**t show at M-Live.
posted by dcwp on August 8th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Just for the tally, I voted (but then, I would have voted without aaio).
posted by Chuck Warpehoski on August 8th, 2007 at 11:45 am
I voted. Still the preserve A2 in amber crowd carried the day.
posted by Ghostly on August 8th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Mike Anglin is the key person to watch on the new Council. He crushed Wendy Woods. Sabra, on the other hand, is Bob Johnson’s replacement. She and Bob share concerns about development, so not many votes will be different solely due to her.

Sabra’s big reform idea on development is to have Ann Arbor adopt a version of Auburn Hills’ “citizen participation ordinance”. This requires that every developer seeking a change of zoning (including a planned unit development) must notify everyone within 1,000 feet. The developer must meet with them, and provide the City with a written report stating which concerns have been addressed, and which concerns have not been addressed, and why.

Sabra discussed this idea in detail with the editorial board of the AA News. They took notes, but did not include this plank in Sabra’s platform in their story.
posted by David Cahill on August 8th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
I tried to vote in the opposition party. Oh…there was no opposition party. Just different shades of Dems.
posted by Just a homeowner on August 8th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Long live the USSR!
posted by Just a homeowner on August 8th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
JAH: The Republican Party has an automatic ballot spot whenever Ann Arbor mayor or city council are elected. It’s not the Democrats’ fault that no Republican candidates filed to take those nominations.

Sure, a Republican wouldn’t have much chance of getting elected in Ann Arbor. But neither would a Democrat in some place like Ottawa County. I’m guessing you wouldn’t compare some a one-party Republican area to the Soviet Union.
posted by Larry Kestenbaum on August 8th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Nein. when I lived in all=GOP county I registered and voted as a Dem. But that was in another state. I think one-party rule is dangerous regardless of where it is. I believe in real democracy, rather than this nonsense in AA.
posted by Just a homeowner on August 8th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
This was a primary, not the general election. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the choices for the Democratic nominee are (gasp!) Democratic, at least in party affiliation. Wait for the general election to see if the Republicans openly field a candidate. If not, then in the next Democratic primary vote for the hidden libertarian.
posted by JCP2 on August 8th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Mike won because of his tireless retail politics who worked to expand his base beyond white OWS’ers. Wendy lost because she’s a “go along to get along” do nothing Democrat like Easthope, Lowenstein, Greden and Heiftje. They’re all party line hacks.

Mike and Sabra would do well to build a coalition with Ron Suarez, the council member disenfranchised by pro tem Easthope who either has his eyes on Lansing or second choice, a local judgeship. I’m hoping that Mike and Sabra’s wins in November will give Kunselman some gonads and maybe enlist Higgins into fighting the powers that be.

Just a homeowner. Yes! But as a homeowner you should know that Murph, Dale Winling and their ilk are out to get you.

JCP2. Beware the LIbertarian hiding under the rug. Commies prefer closets.

Republicans in any ward other than the 1st would be a surprise. Mike and Sabra will not see a Republican contendah.

The shredders will be working overtime in City Hall come November.

“Absolute power corrupts absolutely” Lord Acton 1887
posted by mucho gusto (not wearing a mask) on August 8th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
If there’s one guy who doesn’t believe in homeownership, it’s Murph. I’ve said it over and over and over again.
posted by Dale on August 8th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Man, this is going to be exciting. Murph out to get…himself!
posted by Kelli on August 9th, 2007 at 2:20 am
Yes, there’s only one person I know who has the Web following, the knowledge of planning and real estate, and the common sense pragmatism to overcome anti-homeowner Murph — and that’s Murph himself.
posted by Dale on August 9th, 2007 at 8:14 am
Uh, dude, the www is a big place. Murph’s place in it occupies about as much mass as what I dig out from under my fingernails after a hard days work. If Murph’s knowledge of planning, real estate and home-ownership are what you claim, I say get in on the ground floor and demand stock options.

As far as pragmatism, the “New West Side Angry Renters Action Group” was reeeeeaaally pragmatic in the way it dissed everyone but your little clique of ivory tower planning students. Oh, the REAL planners, movers and shakers I know, who actually live and WORK in A2, either backed Anglin or voted for him.

You sound so far up Murph’s and todd’s ass that, as I wrote on your lame little piece of the www, that you’d do better being their spin doctor. Todd and Murph in /08, I guess. But Murph would have to move back to A2 and I think he’s happier taking his pot shots from a distance.

Knowledge isn’t something you get in school. That’s called an education, sonny.
posted by mucho gusto (back in disguise) on August 9th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Get off my lawn, dadgummit!
posted by Dale on August 9th, 2007 at 9:13 am
As nice as it would be to see candidates from other parties, there won’t be any Republicans, Greens, Libertarians, or any other party candidates in November’s general election. The deadline to file with a party affiliation passed in June.

However, independent candidates can still register. I think the deadline for that is just a day or two before the generals. It would be great to see a committed resident or two mount an independent challenge. I suppose Wendy Woods could even go the Lieberman route and run in the generals without a party affiliation, but that would be less cool.
posted by dcwp on August 9th, 2007 at 10:56 am
You can’t win an election in one party AA if you are not a Dem. The primary IS the general election.

For the record, I do NOT own a home in the OWS.
posted by Just a homeowner on August 11th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Being on vacation this week, I drove to Columbus to see a garden. Because that’s the kind of thing I do. I normally vote in all elections but just don’t seem to give a damn. Which is ironic. I got my American citizenship to be able to vote!
posted by Monica on August 11th, 2007 at 1:51 pm

Primary Today!

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