Everything you wanted to know about Philly ward politics but were afraid to ask

Written by: Hannah Miller on Sep 19, 2006 9:50 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Philly for Change

Hello Philly for Change!

Last night the Democratic Party met to endorse candidates for the Special Election. Philly for Change took a leadership position in asking that the party not endorse, and open up the process to other candidates to run. To my knowledge, no one has ever done this before.

Although Bob Brady did nominate his candidates - Daniel Savage, Carol Campbell, and Bill Greenlee - I feel that we've done the city a service by shedding some light on what is often a very confusing process - even to city committeepeople.

Marty Moss-Coane devoted an hour on WHYY to the special elections
...and Dave Davies, who has reported on Philadelphia city government for 20-something years, gave one of the best explanations of the ward system that i have EVER HEARD.

ANYBODY WHO CARES ABOUT PHILLY POLITICS SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS SHOW (the link is below). It's a primer on elections and the ward and committees that win elections - or lose them.

It's vital.
Consider it required listening.

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Radio Times -
Hour One

Is it fair for Philadelphia's democratic party to in-effect anoint the city's next three city council members? Three of Council's 17 seats are open and a special election has been called to fill them. We'll discuss this with DAVE DAVIES, senior writer for The Philadelphia Daily News, STAN SHAPIRO, co-founder of Neighborhood Networks, TERRY GILLEN who is a democratic ward leader in South Philadelphia, and ED SCHWARTZ, a former Philadelphia City Council. Listen to this show via Real Audio
www.whyy.org/rameta/RT/2006/RT20...

thanks!

Hannah Miller
Chair, Philly Committee

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