Mary Isn’t So Gracious

In yet another newsletter, Mary Souza attacks the successful incumbents — again — including top vote-getter Woody McEvers, whom she hints doesn’t have a spine. Noting that Woody won by an “incredibly close margin of 361 votes, she applauds challenger Steve Adams for doing an admirable job on a shoestring budget. Then, “Woody got it all backwards, in my opinion, when he told the Press that he was concerned because ‘so many voted against me.’  How ego-centric, Woody!  They voted FOR Steve Adams!  Almost half the voters wanted the focus, hard work, backbone Steve represents.” Then, she introduced another conspiracy theory at the end: “It seems quite odd that 126 more people voted in the Kennedy-Brannon race than voted in the Woody McEvers-Steve Adams race.” Newsletter here .

• DFO: Woody is heir apparent to Councilman Ron Edinger’s mantle as Everyman, when Ron retires. Unlike Mary Souza, I know that Woody gets it. I appreciate someone who’s transparent like Woody. Who admits he doesn’t know something. Anyone who heard Woody’s superb performance during the debate at the library also knows that he’s a lot sharper pencil than some of those who criticize him.

Question: Anyone have a theory re: the under-votes in the McEvers-Adams race?