Free Press endorses Mike Dugeon... I mean... Mike Duggan for mayor

[Locke09]

...you're suggesting, then, that I write in corktownyuppie for mayor?

Because based on your criteria, it sounds like there's not a single soul in this race that deserves our vote. Or am I misinterpreting?

I'm oversimplifying it perhaps, but I'm just saying I place more value on a person's intelligence, wisdom and integrity than how much experience they've had running anything. I look for a mayor who is smart enough to know how to pick a good leadership team, and develop [[as firstandten said) some metrics to hold that leadership team accountable. I also want to be able to trust them and know they aren't fleecing the city.

I want a mayor who can see through bs, wherever it's being shoveled and won't be afraid to call it what it is. I want a thinker who can formulate ideas and plans or at least properly critique the ones being formulated by others. I want a mayor who demonstrates that he/she is quick on their feet - I have no confidence in slow thinkers.

[michimoby]

I'm oversimplifying it perhaps, but I'm just saying I place more value on a person's intelligence, wisdom and integrity than how much experience they've had running anything. I look for a mayor who is smart enough to know how to pick a good leadership team, and develop [[as firstandten said) some metrics to hold that leadership team accountable. I also want to be able to trust them and know they aren't fleecing the city.

I want a mayor who can see through bs, wherever it's being shoveled and won't be afraid to call it what it is. I want a thinker who can formulate ideas and plans or at least properly critique the ones being formulated by others. I want a mayor who demonstrates that he/she is quick on their feet - I have no confidence in slow thinkers.

I think some of those things go hand in hand, but I agree.

I often look at the caliber of organization the candidate comes from. Someone that was a senior partner at McKinsey probably has a far better understanding of how to run a project successfully than someone that has a $45k/year consulting business.

[Wesley Mouch]

I'm oversimplifying it perhaps, but I'm just saying I place more value on a person's intelligence, wisdom and integrity than how much experience they've had running anything. I look for a mayor who is smart enough to know how to pick a good leadership team, and develop [[as firstandten said) some metrics to hold that leadership team accountable. I also want to be able to trust them and know they aren't fleecing the city.

I want a mayor who can see through bs, wherever it's being shoveled and won't be afraid to call it what it is. I want a thinker who can formulate ideas and plans or at least properly critique the ones being formulated by others. I want a mayor who demonstrates that he/she is quick on their feet - I have no confidence in slow thinkers.

Absolutely spot on -- although experience is an awfully good demonstration that you can do what you say.

The problem is the Michigan voters in Detroit don't seem to have the same emphasis on quality. They hear pretty words about things that matter to them, and they believe. And they've been wrong.

How can voters know for whom to vote to get quality. Where is the League of Woman Voters for Detroit. Some group that doesn't try to put out political spin, but just facts. And why don't the 'black' churches lead here? I always wonder this. There are some great leaders at these churches. Why can't they nurture and support great civic leaders? I nominate them for this role.

Good post on quality.

[michimoby]

Absolutely spot on -- although experience is an awfully good demonstration that you can do what you say.

The problem is the Michigan voters in Detroit don't seem to have the same emphasis on quality. They hear pretty words about things that matter to them, and they believe. And they've been wrong.

How can voters know for whom to vote to get quality. Where is the League of Woman Voters for Detroit. Some group that doesn't try to put out political spin, but just facts. And why don't the 'black' churches lead here? I always wonder this. There are some great leaders at these churches. Why can't they nurture and support great civic leaders? I nominate them for this role.

Good post on quality.

I think Vince Keenan had this idea in mind when he created Publius -- at least in terms of creating a more informed voter.

I'm going to be helping out at a hackathon for the Pew Charitable Trust's Voter Information Project this weekend in NYC. I think that the utilization of tech can be a powerful tool in drowning out rhetoric for the sake of objective voting decisions.