Tyler Allen tried his hand to streaming technology for the second Monday in a row, and shared some of his big ideas on how to run the city in the post-Abramson era. It's too bad there were only about five of us there to listen.
Allen addressed the need for the city's leadership to undergo change, and start thinking big, including ideas for transportation, connecting the disconnected from the East and West, and how partisanship has no place in local government.
In fact, he said that what most people see as partisanship in local government is really just an accumulation of power by the current Mayor, and that things will be different when his reign ends. He said that while he's a Democratic candidate, he doesn't think issues in local government are partisan.
Ed Springston, self-proclaimed rabble-rouser and South End activist, posed a question to Allen that was really a summation of the current state of the Democratic primary for Mayor. It made some sense.
Springston, who backs Allen for the Democratic nomination, said he's sure Jim King will not be a factor, discounted David Tandy's chances, and said Greg Fischer is already too beholden to various interests -- leaving the race wide open to Allen and his new ideas.
I'd say that Allen's chances have improved dramatically during the fall, and not just because of King's various missteps, Tandy's failure to stand up to the Mayor and Fischer's inability to attract attention. Allen's challenge is to emerge as more than a one-issue candidate and connect with voters.
He had some fresh ideas about gambling (he's for it!), for example, and has a rational way of explaining how the Mayor should work with the Metro Council.
Allen plans to continue the live streams every week.
He had some fresh ideas about gambling (he's for it!), for example, and has a rational way of explaining how the Mayor should work with the Metro Council.
Really? Wonder what his fresh ideas are and how he would work with the Metro Council?
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Tyler Allen tried his hand to streaming technology for the second Monday in a row, and shared some of his big ideas on how to run the city in the post-Abramson era. It's too bad there were only about five of us there to listen.
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Rick Redding