tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post2885351617283253256..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: And That Makes Two: The Trib Endorses DeSantisMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-13926527328704033552007-10-29T21:44:00.000-04:002007-10-29T21:44:00.000-04:00I think DeSantis lasts 6 years if he gets elected....I think DeSantis lasts 6 years if he gets elected. It'd be hard to beat him after two years. He'd still be in the "chance mode" that Ravenstahl got, and he wouldn't be doing the things Ravenstahl has done to blow it. <BR/><BR/>By the 6th year, if he even decided to run again, he'd probably have the same sorts of problems that all urban Mayors end up with, and there'd be a real opening then. Still, it's not exactly like the Pittsburgh Republican Party has a full bench. <BR/><BR/>And there's always County Executive in 2011. He could pull that off...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-41233371618357199792007-10-28T15:35:00.000-04:002007-10-28T15:35:00.000-04:00The political power brokers are already working on...The political power brokers are already working on that plan. DeSantis can do know real harm, and could potentially do some good, but if he wins, he will definitely be a two year mayor. The Dems really want Interim Mayor Luke gone, and if it takes a two year R Mayor, so be it. The money dried up this reporting period . . . speaks volumns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-56854587650634986002007-10-28T10:02:00.000-04:002007-10-28T10:02:00.000-04:00"hamstring and discredit him"I don't plan on doing..."hamstring and discredit him"<BR/><BR/>I don't plan on doing that. The Trib here proves itself constitutionally incapable of producing any bipartisan warmth.<BR/><BR/>But basically, yeah. I would expect the reign of DeSantis to be short and sweet ... although my mind for 2009 would certainly be open.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.com