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Runoff: LeeandBrew

LeeandBrew…sounds like a German beer…
The big surprise in the Mayoral election was that almost ALL of the large undecided vote went to Leffingwell.  Brewster and Carole hardly budged from their pre-election poll numbers.
I thought Carole was showing some late momentun, and I felt sure she was really working the Stop Domain! mailing list.  The other [...]

The Silver Bullet

It’s amazing when I realize that I have accumulated 30 years of public policy experience!
Based on this, I humbly offer the solution to many serious problems facing Austin, America, and the World.

My plan will solve or a least substantially impact these enormous issues:
1) greatly reduces our dependence on imported oil
2) greatly enhances our National security
3) [...]

Austin mayor candidates in the news

Mayor’s races heating up in 4 big Texas cities
Houston Chronicle

By ANGELA K. BROWN AP Writer © 2009 The Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Mayors will be elected Saturday in four of the state’s largest cities, …

McCracken broke campaign finance law, Leffingwell camp says
Austin American-Statesman -

By Sarah Coppola | Sunday, May 3, [...]

Think about this…

I really don’t know who to vote for for Mayor.  I’m not interested in telling you who to vote for…I want to provide information and perspective to you so you can make a good decision…
Here’s something I’d like to ask the Mayoral candidates:
Do you know that diesel exhaust is a carcinogen?
If the answer is “No, [...]

“Who should I vote for?”

So I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop when this guy walks up–a stranger–and says, “Max, who should I vote for in the Mayor’s race?”  This happens a lot.
I tell him that I don’t know, I haven’t decided who I’m supporting yet…and since I vote on election day, I still have time to make up [...]

what the polls say

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin voters are split three ways on who they want to support for mayor, with only single-digit percentage points separating the top three candidates, according to a KXAN-sponsored poll released late Tuesday.
And with the May 9 election just over two weeks away, nearly a quarter of local voters are still undecided.
City Councilman [...]

Mayors Debate

Mayoral candidates discuss tech start-ups and green companies. See all the clips on KXAN’s website.