Flint

More from Blue Skies Falling here.

Complete coverage from the Flint Journal here.

So here it is… I found out why the Uncommon Sense has been unavailable lately.

More importantly, here is a page with all Flint Journal coverage of the race. It includes footage of several ads and profiles of the candidates, as well as many months of coverage.

Click on Labels “Flint” below.

From August through November, almost all of the posts on this label will deal with the Mayoral Race in Flint.

I know I’ve pointed out that Williamson has (debatably) taken the most influential endorsements in this race, but I am quite unexpectedly proven wrong.

The Flint Journal: Blistering radio ad targets mayor.

The ad doesn’t pull any punches:

A new advertisement airing on several local radio stations says violent crime doubled in Flint under Williamson’s watch, calls into question Williamson’s values while noting he is a convicted felon, says two men in his administration have been accused of violence against women and says Williamson has been accused of sexual harassment and racial discrimination.

This week’s coverage of Dayne Walling vs. Don Williamson, courtesy of The Flint Journal:

Economy key part in race. Mostly interviews pared down to single-sentences, but if you read through to the end, the last paragraph-worth is devastating.

Q&A: Walling on Flint’s economy and Q&A: Williamson on Flint’s economy.

Just a few weeks to go until the election, and it looks like Walling has taken more endorsements, while Williamson has perhaps taken more influential endorsements.

As usual, though, Williamson is his own worst enemy. I don’t know, for example, whether Sheldon Neeley’s insisting on an apology in exchange for a lawsuit is really anything other than typical cloak-and-dagger Flint politics.