We’re down to the wire in the race to elect Atlanta’s new mayor. Both candidates– Kasim Reed and Mary Norwood–are 
winding down their campaigns in this most contentious race. As of this writing, the race between the two is a statistical dead heat, with State Senator Reed making up a good amount of ground in the last two weeks. In my mind, this election is one of the city’s most important in years. Now more than ever, this city needs a clear, concise vision for the future. Crime and mismanagement in city hall has hindered this city’s progression in becoming a world-class city.
Kasim Reed has never been a city councilman, but he finds himself on the defensive–having to defend himself against charges of being a Shirley Franklin clone– and therefore indirectly responsible for the city’s financial ills.
Mary Norwood has effectively cast Reed as the insider, part of a failed cabal that allowed financial irresponsibility to reign unchecked. The irony here is that Ms. Norwood currently sits on that very city council she consistently chides for fiscal policy. She has been a councilwoman for the past eight years. What was councilwoman Norwood doing while this economic malfeasance was taking place? Was she having margaritas at Nuevo Laredo?
What’s going to happen today in the A? It’s still too difficult to determine. The biggest factor, as always in elections, is voter turnout. Voter apathy is a major issues both candidates will be facing. Which campaign will do the most to energize their people, and get them to the polls? As always race is a factor, and might just determine who shows up to the polls to cast their ballots.
Hopefully the focus will be on policies, and the future of the city. We can’t afford to base our decision on anything less.
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