**Rumor Alert.
It is common to describe a rumor as 'hearing something second hand'. This info is probably like fourth hand, but I've heard that County Councilman Josh Cohen and Mayor Moyer are collaborating to support each other in election cycles in the next year.
Cohen, a relatively recent (presumed) entrant into the mayoral race, would get the backing of the Moyer machine for the upcoming mayoral election. The return favor is a bit more curious. My understanding is that Cohen wouldn't have to resign from the county council until January (assuming a victory for him), which would mean that the county Democrat central committee could appoint his replacement. Cohen could then lobby for Moyer's appointment to that seat.
Chuck Weikel used to be the chair of the AADCC, but now the position is held by a person named Kory Blake. That's unfortunate, because Weikel was the Mayor's former heir apparent, but seems to have since fallen out of favor. It would have been awesome to see what happened if he had the power to appoint her to her next job.
Anyway, I know that Councilman Cohen reads this site occasionally, and he is certainly invited to respond. I don't know that the Mayor has ever read this blog, but I do know from one of her old employees that she knows of city political blogs, and she is invited to respond as well. In fact, everybody's invited. We'll have a party.
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If you harnessed the power of the "Moyer Machine," you could toast a piece of bread. Lightly.
That comment made me chuckle, which is hard to do before my morning cup of coffee. I am advising my promotions department to send this person an Annapolis Politics t-shirt, with the letters "AP" written in glitter on the front.
I forgot to say something meaningful with that last comment--even if Moyer doesn't have power, she has money. See here:
http://www.annapolis.gov/upload/images/government/depts/CityClerk/reports/Ellen%20Moyer.pdf
As of June 30, she had over $30,000 in her campaign account, and she's had a major fundraiser since then. The mayor spent something like $100,000 in her last election, and the ability to throw 30-40% of that into the ring this year is a very powerful thing.
If that should take place, it would be the ultimate experience of people who have absolutely no qualifications being raised substantially above thier ability to perform the job.
I don't have anything really wrong with Josh, but he really didn't do anything as an Alderman. Josh's main ability is to move himself up the ladder in politics, without really having anything to show for it.
As for Moyer going to County Council, people must be brain dead to allow that. She's, without a doubt, the most failed politician in the history of Annapolis.
Well if this is true, the "people" woudl have no say since the replacement would be appointed ala Blago/Burris and Patterson/Kennedy.
Interesting scenario since it seems more and more likely that Josh will run
My understanding is that the Council would get to replaced Cohen with someone from his own party if he stepped down before the end of his term.
Just for clarification purposes, Chuck Weikel has never been Chairman of the AACDCC, and the Council chooses their replacement when a vacancy occurs, not either Central Committee.
Just for clarification purposes, Chuck Weikel has never been Chairman of the AACDCC, and the Council chooses their replacement when a vacancy occurs, not either Central Committee.
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