Jones wins Ward 1 endorsement vote
Mike Jones ’11 won the Ward 1 Democratic endorsement vote on Friday, taking 49.2 percent of the vote.
Katie Harrison ’11 finished second with 36.9 percent, followed by Minh Tran ’09 with 12.8 percent of the vote. Nearly 475 Ward 1 residents cast ballots in the election, the first Democratic endorsement vote ever to be held in Ward 1.
In a William L. Harkness Hall classroom full of campaign supporters and campus activists, Ward 1 Democratic Committee Co-Chair Rhiannon Bronstein ’11 announced the results of the race late Friday evening. Jones will officially receive the...
Of course he did, no surprise here. How many students vote based on substantive issues instead on supporting whoever they would want to have a drink with?
Plus he looks like Officer Jones from Reno 911 ( jonesy )
Run another candidate against this guy in Nov. - an Independent, If the Students want a taste of the process,well show them. I think there are a few more concerns and issues here.
Don't you think he won because he's also African-American? That's mainly how Obama won, and it might make a huge difference for Mike.
To #5, Jones may have successfully ridden the Obama wave to victory. It definitely couldn't have hurt him.
I love Mike Jones. After all the hard work he's put into the campaign, he deserves it. And what's more, like a former alderman said in a YDN letter to the editor, the best alder will be the one that can form coalitions with the rest of the board. Mike can do that with Yalies, and he can do that in the NH political scene. Plus, the man can party.
Katie and Minh were great--wish them the best of luck in finding alternate routes to helping the community.