Slay announces first endorsement
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is raising money and pressing for endorsements five months before his primary election like his political life depended on it — and it may.
Slay, who in recent weeks has been raising tens of thousands of dollars from firms, unions and individuals that do business with the city, has now announced that the Laborers’ District Council have endorsed his campaign before anyone has announced they would be running against him.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 09, 2008The primary election for St. Louis mayor is not until March 2009, but the campaign of Mayor Francis Slay has already announced endorsements.
The Eastern Missouri Laborers’ District Council and its three St. Louis based Laborers’ Locals, #42, #53 and #110, have voted to endorse Mayor Slay’s reelection.
Slay remains hugely unpopular in the city’s black community and he’s have little-to-no success in getting African-American elected officials to endorse him so far. The two-term mayor has also drawn the ire of the city’s public education supporters, urban preservationists, fiscal conservatives, and many city employees, making it all but certain that someone will challenge him in March.
The only questions is who.
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5 Comments
Turd Ferguson
Thursday, 9th October 2008 at 5:46 PM
Well, of course they voted to endorse him. Its the unions, for christs sake!
Who? Jeez, someone just needs to come out already! I’m still hoping for McMillan, although short of Rex Sinquefeld (don’t really care you spell his name), I vote for anybody against Slay. (Come on, Maida. Nudge, Nudge.)
Turd Ferguson
Thursday, 9th October 2008 at 5:48 PM
Nice shot, though. How’d you slip that one past the gestapo?
Ant fan
Friday, 10th October 2008 at 8:40 AM
Tony please run! Irene is a joke. McMillan has too much hidden in his private life. Maida is not up the job and won’t do the work needed. We need someone young and smart…Mr. French for Mayor!
Independent Voter
Friday, 10th October 2008 at 10:57 AM
St. Louis is crying out for someone who will mind the store and represent the best interests of ALL its citizens. This my friend is not Antonio French. He is nothing more than a gatekeeper for the good ole boys system where not even crumbs trickle down to the working class, just misinformation to keep the fire of misplaced anger burning!
kjoe
Saturday, 11th October 2008 at 3:03 PM
Have they taken the trouble to endorse Jay Nixon? If not—why not? If not—why Slay, now?
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