Lisa Borders raises last-minute cash in ATL mayor’s race
If last-minute cash is any measure, don’t count Lisa Borders out of tonight’s Atlanta mayoral calculations.
Earlier this morning, we said that, among the mayoral candidates, Kasim Reed had filed the only 48-hour report, which records last-minute contributions over $1,000. He reported two $1,000 contributions — $1,000 from the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 732; and $1,000 from attorney Daniel Turner.
We now have the same report for Lisa Borders – though it still hasn’t been posted on the city of Atlanta web site. On Sunday and Monday, Borders raised a total $28,400 in her fight to claw her way into a runoff. Of that, $8,000 is a personal loan. (Reed has loaned himself close to $100,000.) See the Borders report here.
Among the donors: Vernon Jordan, the former civil rights leader-turned-investment banker. He gave $1,000 just yesterday. Jordan sits on the board of Howard University with Reed.
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Will Jones - Atlanta Jeffersonian Exegesis
November 3rd, 2009
1:04 pm
Vernon Jordan isn’t stupid. All but very few Atlantans with whom I have spoken over the last week are voting for Lisa Borders. One hopes and prays this won’t be a “Diebold” selection on behalf of the Bushes’ cousin, or anyone else.
Ms. B. Boop (That Original Gal Named Betsy)
November 3rd, 2009
2:00 pm
The campaign workers aren’t flooding this blog with comments for a change. How utterly refreshing! Just what a gal like me needs on this cool November day.
Mary Norwood for Private Citizen
November 3rd, 2009
2:06 pm
Norwood says: “Judge me for who I am, not what I look like.” I judged her for who she is and voted for Kasim Reed.
Usher
November 3rd, 2009
2:22 pm
Sorry Will, but everyone will be tremendously surprised if Borders is a runoff participant. I think she is a very talented lady, but did not convey much enthusiasm or energy during the process. Guaranteed, there is going to be lots of mudslinging prior to the runoff. Reed has already started going down that particular road and will be surprised if Norwood doesn’t react in the same fashion. Ah, politics, what a nasty little game.
Grant Park
November 3rd, 2009
2:25 pm
I think Will Jones has consumed too much of the special kool-aid.
Wow, Just Wow
November 3rd, 2009
2:33 pm
@Norwood for Private Citizen… I used the same criteria and I didn’t vote for Reed (and I know him well).
ATLshirt.com
November 3rd, 2009
2:33 pm
is there a None of the above selection available ?? They are all crap, and nothing will change if any of them are elected… more fraud, more lying… with every election, we more closer and closer to The Soviet Union…
truth b known
November 3rd, 2009
2:39 pm
I don’t know about you, but I can’t imagine listening to Mary Norwood for four years.
CJKatl
November 3rd, 2009
2:48 pm
The shame of it is that Borders has used the money to attack Norwood and rehash the same themes that have not resonated with voters. Something tells me Borders could have millions of dollars to spend and still not be able to offer a single reason why she should be Mayor.
Hopefully the Borders implosion will be a warning shot to future candidates. Don’t try to create a fake issue (Norwood’s party affiliation) and then twist facts in an attempt to question your opponent’s honesty. It makes you look hypocritical. It makes the electorate question your integrity and intelligence. Nobody wants to vote for someone who thinks she is so smart that she can pull this crud over on us. The candidate winds up coming across as petty, silly and not all that smart.
cletus T Rockafella
November 3rd, 2009
3:21 pm
Well, borders, the loser, needs cash, once she confiscates all the homes she wants under eminent domain. Vernon Jordan, another abject loser like will jones, has no place in the election, unless his goal is to have a black person elected. Even when all of the blacks are undeniably unqualified. Borders, the cousin of our first black president, Bill Clinton, will find herself looking for work. So sad, so unqualified.
Greed is Greed.... and Reed has it bad.
November 3rd, 2009
3:51 pm
Reed @ Dirty Tricks + Theft
Click http://tinyurl.com/yh7tofn to see the photos and news story about Reed’s theft of Mary Norwood’s yard signs.
With Kasim Reed, corruption has a bottom-up approach. The photographs show the vehicle was a black Nissan Exterra SUV with a Cherokee County license plate. The vehicle had a Kasim Reed for Mayor sticker in its back window, and in the back seat were a stack of Mary Norwood yard signs.
Gosh darn it, if Reed refuses to follow the rules of fair play and stoops to theft, why would you want him in charge of your tax dollars and water bills?
Greed is Greed…. and Reed has it bad.
WERKIN FOR A LIVIN
November 3rd, 2009
4:19 pm
yea right
Atlanta Gal
November 3rd, 2009
4:52 pm
Judging from the low voter turnout, Norwood’s got this in the bag. Yippee!!!
PappyHappy
November 3rd, 2009
4:59 pm
Not sure that ‘loaning one’s self money’ is a sign of public strength — possibly desperation — but not strength!
RealTalk
November 3rd, 2009
5:01 pm
We need a Real Mayor. This election has been an eye opener for sure. Lots of Greed and corruption. People sure have shown their true colors and we got a chnace to see that racism is not just a white problem. Racism holds all colors. Atlanta is still a “City to busy to hate”!We need a New Atitude in city hall with real answers. Franklin was a big disapointment. Her Police Cheif was a joke, over spending, crime sky rocketing, and of course the homeless downtown. Norwood seems the be the best of all of these Cronies. Good luck. Atlanta needs a New Real Leader.
Scottbravesfan
November 3rd, 2009
5:27 pm
Just get someone better than Shirley Franklin. It would be nice to be able to walk around downtown and midtown Atlanta without feeling like your life could be in jeopardy
Tim
November 3rd, 2009
6:17 pm
It’s a shame how the media uses “polls” to exclude candidates and tell everyone who the frontrunner is. It’s a sham. And they all use Republican Matt Towery’s Insider Advantage poll. But who is being polled? I’ve never met anyone who was polled by Insider Advantage. So they put it out there that Norwood is the frontrunner, and then (white) people who may have initially dismissed her chances are now rushing to go vote. The media uses these “polls” in order to get certain candidates they want in office.
And just watch the local news stations tonight. They will pull their same trick– It will be 0% of the precincts reporting, but THEY WILL STILL list Norwood in the lead. By doing this, they condition us to accept that she will stay in the lead for the entire night. It’s a sham.