But I’ll rephrase.

To what extent is Jacobs like-minded with Jill Chambers on local issues?

And to what extent are Jacobs and Chambers like-minded with Mayor Bloomberg on national issues?

My speculation: there are others who are like-minded, too. If they did a better job of finding one another and sticking together, they could form a pretty powerful coalition.

That is a good question about Mike becoming an independent. I haven’t asked Mike that question, but I suspect I know the answer. The ballot access laws in Georgia are so restrictive that if Mike had decided to run for re-election as an independent, he likely would not have been able to get on the ballot. Georgia laws effectively ban independents and third-party candidates from even running for office.

Even if Mike could get re-elected as an independent, the fact that our system greatly favors a two-party system would keep Mike from having any influence in the legislative process. Short of having an evenly split General Assembly, Mike would not get any good committee assignments and would be a non-entity.

We need tremendous election reform in this state for us to have any sense of choice when we go to the polls.

For some reason, Jacobs likes and respect that sleazeball Glenn Richardson. Jacob is bigtime man crushing on Mr. Gas Gal.

JV is on it…Jacobs could’ve/should’ve gone independent.

I have a long personal story about Michael Bloomberg I won’t get into, but will say he personally helped my family through a major, major crisis.