Larry Tabas comes across as a gentle guy, but the general counsel to the state Republican Party is a guy you want in the room when you're recounting votes and challenging ballots. The Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel partner takes on Democrats with visible relish.
But with two GOP candidates, incumbent City Councilman Jack Kelly and challenger David Oh, locked in battle for the last remaining at-large City Council seat, Tabas has to be careful, lest he or anyone else violate the Republican's 11th Commandment -- Thou Shalt Not Dump on another Republican.
"It's not your typical situation," Tabas said.
Kelly's people have called him, Tabas said, to see if he can provide some type of guidance. While he is a long time friend of Kelly, Tabas said, "I haven't gotten that far," in terms of offering his help.
Oh's lead as of 11:45 a.m. is 16 votes with four divisions still out. This election will be decided by about 2,500 absentee and other ballots to be counted and vetted over the next two weeks.
Comments (2)
Looks like the fix is on!
Posted by Larry Jones | November 8, 2007 12:28 PM
Posted on November 8, 2007 12:28
NEVER call him Larry. It's Lawrence Tabas, thank you very much. To paraphrase Dr. Evil, he didn't spend six years in Assh*le School just to be called Larry.
Posted by Long Memory | November 9, 2007 4:49 AM
Posted on November 9, 2007 04:49