I promise, this is the last time I'll talk about the special election to fill the 3 vacancies on City Council... at least the last time today.
We just posted this press release in our PR archive. A coalition of progressive groups is asking city Democratic Chair Bob Brady and Republican General Counsel (boss) Michael Meehan to forgo endorsement (installation) of any candidates, which would place them, without intraparty opposition, on the ballot. Instead these groups are asking that everyone who wants to run for those spots run as indepedents, requiring them to gather several hundreds of signatures to get on the ballot. Included are the letters sent to Brady and Meehan and an invitation to a candidate meet and greet for anyone who wants to run for those seats.
Meanwhile, Young Philly Politics gives an "anti-endorsement" of its own.
(edited to add) Check back with what we've already been saying about these special elections:
Well Isn't That Special
Well Isn't That Special, Pt. II