Union leader John Dougherty has just announced that he will not be running the mayor's race.
In a news release, he said his decision was due to family health concerns.
"Members of my family continue to face serious health challenges. I cannot, in good conscience, devote the time and energy necessary to mount a viable campaign for mayor at this time, knowing that the people I love most in this world still need me by their sides, not out on the campaign trail for the next four months," Dougherty said.
Dougherty said he would not rule out running in the future. And who he will support in the race remains to be seen.
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And start posting those comments! What do you think this means?
Comments (17)
This probably means we'll have another mayor just like John Street. great.
Posted by Great | January 23, 2007 1:32 PM
This means a deal was just cut with doc and brady.
Posted by fattah | January 23, 2007 1:47 PM
HE IS GOING TO JAIL ANYWAY THE WAY THE FEDS ARE SNIFFING AROUND, SO MAYBE HE CAN SAY HI IN A FEW MONTHS TO THE STREET BROTHERS
Posted by LAMONT W THOMAS | January 23, 2007 2:09 PM
It means Doc and Saidel are both good family men?
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January 23, 2007 3:10 PM
It's a shame that we finally got campaign limits and a rich, unqaulified hack is chasing candidates of the race with rediculous amounts of money. The good news is that besides fattah, the rest of the candidates are not millionaires and can really represent the needs of working and poor people.
Posted by luke | January 23, 2007 4:05 PM
no great loss as far as I'm concerned. I dont see why people are disappointed. He was the least qualified to run.
Posted by sj | January 23, 2007 4:06 PM
I'm sort of glad to hear he's not running. The field is wide enough w/ the 5 (Brady now included) canidates. Why muddy the waters anymore. It will be interesting to see how he swings his unions influence. (who now benefits?)
Posted by kennedy | January 23, 2007 4:07 PM
hi all...of those that are in...who is the best pick from your view?
Posted by christopher | January 24, 2007 12:19 AM
Dwight Evans.
Posted by John | January 24, 2007 12:37 AM
Nutter
Posted by kevin | January 24, 2007 8:32 AM
www.nutterformayor.com
Posted by Donna | January 24, 2007 8:33 AM
Evans - www.evansformayor.com
Posted by mike | January 24, 2007 8:57 AM
Nutter.
Other candidates are now talking about ethics reform, ending the pay to play culture etc., but Nutter is the one with the record of accomplishment.
http://www.nutter2007.com/index.php/record/
Posted by karen | January 24, 2007 9:04 AM
Clearly Nutter is best. I have been a community organizer in this city for 10 years and have dealt with almost every politician in town and Nutter stands out as the smartest, most experienced with city-budget and neighborhood-level issues, most hardworking, most accessible and the most hungry for envisioning a Philadelphia liberated from the machine politics and parochialism that has dragged us down for decades.
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January 24, 2007 2:42 PM
Nutter also had a private sector job specializing in municipal finance before getting elected to city council. I think this, along with his first-hand view of what goes on within the city over the past 15 year, probably explains what I perceive as his superior grasp of the issues.
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January 24, 2007 3:06 PM
Are we to believe Mr Dougherty bowing out has nothing to do with the visit from the guys with the big letters on their backs FBI ?
Posted by Johnjr. | January 24, 2007 4:37 PM
say - are you really LAMONT W THOMAS?
Posted by Kathy | January 25, 2007 1:58 PM