Like we said on Facebook last night, there were plenty of juicy details going around the Floyd Conference Center. Some are very interesting but extremely speculative involving the 7th District officers race and some related items, but we'll hold off on that for now. Nothing is certain on that, and besides - why shoot all our ammo on one post? However, we do have one item that seems pretty certain - City Councilman Steve Powers will run against incumbent Stephen Wukela... and he's running as a Republican.
County Chair Bill Pickle let the cat out of the bag last night... It was bit funny, because he asked if any media were there, and I motioned my hand in the 'eh, maybe' way.. But he said bloggers like him and me don't count as media, so he gave us all the news. So, that clears things up a bit as the filing deadline nears. According to Pickle, Powers will file tomorrow at 1000 am, at a downtown Florence location not quite determined yet. At this point, the only piece of the puzzle not in place is whether Ed Robinson will try to take on Wukela in the Democratic Primary. So far, the answer is no, and this my be the first and only time we'll compliment Ed Robinson.. Politically, Ed may be smarter than Powers is....
We analyzed this last week, so we won't rehash it too much, but to us, Powers just gave up his seat for nothing... i spoke with an insider of the Wukela camp, and they were pretty sure this would be what happened. Apparently, Powers called the Florence Dems to say he wouldn't be attending an event this week, due to a sick relative. That ill relative might have been his future in the Democratic Party, but who knows..
In or out, Powers has the political wind in his face right now... Mayor Wukela seems to have an easy road to re-election in November. Financially, he has the backing of all the people who supported his rival in the 2008 General Election, and he will be on the ballot under Barack Obama, so the wave that rode both he and Powers into office will further push Wukela - and undercut Powers at the kneecaps. Kenney Boone managed to win the Sheriff's race by 10 pts with Obama on the other side of he ballot, but that was a countywide race - and Boone is a little more popular than Powers...
Powers has long mentioned his frustration with the Mayor's office. Often this causes people to do either of two things - they either quit, or they take on the other guy. Some do nothing, like it appears Robinson will...If Powers felt that this was his only course, then we'll give him credit for a gutsy call. But, he's losing his seat to take on Mayor Hickory Head, and we hope he doesn't regret it next year. If he got some bad advice that he has a real good shot at winning this race from people that haven't run a winner yet, we feel sorry for him. Yeah, funnier things have happened.... As Gust Avrakatos says, 'We'll See'.......
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