Doctoroff and Hornung: Jones’ proposals are best for New Haven, Yalies
Last night’s debate reaffirmed our conviction that Mike Jones ’11 is the correct choice for Ward 1 alderman. New Haven Action, a political action committee founded in 2004, has lain dormant for years, but we aspire to revive it, with a focus on local politics and a commitment to social service. Our board, comprised of students representing diverse progressive interests across campus, voted to endorse Mike Jones in the aldermanic race following substantive interviews with the three candidates.
The decision was not an easy one, but as an organization whose mission is to involve more...
looks like someone is just hating because their candidate lost the endorsement.
This op-ed says some reasonable things about Mike, but like #1, I'm not really on board with this "we are New Haven Action and our opinion matters" business.
NH Action might very well be great, but I read the Urban List every week and consider myself fairly well plugged into these happenings on campus, and while I have heard of Jacob and Dan I have never heard of anything their(?) group has done. Their website indicates that they haven't gotten any press for anything since 2006.
If this is in fact their first action as a revived group, it is kind of weird for it to be an endorsement and I would be dubious about it. Since I have no idea who they are, I have no reason to believe that their opinion is either 1) relevant or 2) neutral.
@ #2 -- lost what endorsement? A fake one?
@#4 -- Looks like you're a little bitter yourself that your fellow Morsel didn't get it. Too bad you can't vote.
Harrison and Tran certainly didn't think it was a fake endorsement. They agreed enthusiastically to be interviewed by the NHA Board, which then voted to endorse Jones.
But I'm not Harrison or Tran. Of course the candidates will compete for every nomination. I'm just saying that as a voter I don't think this is particularly important.
I agree with the person above. Candidates always want endorsements, but as far as they go, this one seems fairly inconsequential.
"New Haven Action, a political action committee founded in 2004, has lain dormant for years, but we aspire to revive it, with a focus on local politics and a commitment to social service."
So an organization that aspires to revive itself endorsed Mike Jones? That to me seems a little weak....