{"id":11101,"date":"2018-10-19T11:32:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T16:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=11101"},"modified":"2018-10-30T09:41:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T14:41:40","slug":"paul-soglin-reelection-madison-mayor-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/paul-soglin-reelection-madison-mayor-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevermind, actually Paul Soglin does want to be mayor again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bolstered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2018\/06\/04\/paul-soglin-gets-1-vote-straw-poll-governor\/669181002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">runaway success<\/a> of his gubernatorial campaign, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced today that he <em>is <\/em>going to run for re-election after all.<\/p>\n<p>Despite assuring Madisonians in July that there would not be a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/paul-soglin-madison-mayor-2019\/\">third sequel<\/a>,\u201d Soglin said this morning that, um, actually, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soglinformayor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yeah he will<\/a> seek a ninth term(!) in office.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x6KAR-itI-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince July many people \u2014 business leaders, progressives, conservatives, people of color, longtime Madison residents and people new to our city \u2014 have urged me to reconsider and run again,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel3000.com\/news\/politics\/madison-mayor-paul-soglin-announces-run-for-re-election\/811249143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soglin claims<\/a> in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Ugh.<\/p>\n<p>At face value, this seems more like a desperate attempt to assure yourself of your own relevance than a confidence-inspiring campaign message. Soglin may have been a leftist firebrand at one point in his career, but it\u2019s been a long time since the Red Mayor first blew up the status quo. Now Soglin <em>is<\/em> the status quo. And he\u2019s mellowed into the type of comfortable, aging white liberal who lacks the energy to make any significant change. (Unless that change is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/soglin-vetoes-taco-bell-cantina\/\">Taco Bell-related<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t take my word for it. Just listen to former Democratic candidate for governor Kelda Roys:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMadison deserves a progressive new mayor with lots of energy, fresh ideas, and a real vision for our city\u2019s future that centers on racial equity and economic justice,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keldahelenroys\/posts\/10160901289785463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she posted on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cI respect Paul\u2019s service to our city, but I will not be voting for him to get a ninth term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m with her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bolstered by the runaway success of his gubernatorial campaign, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced today that he is going to run for re-election after all. 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