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How McCracken can win

It looks like Brian Rodgers support for Carole may be reaping dividends, Brian represents the voters than nearly upset the Domain subsidy applecart in the last Austin election.  Carole, despite less campaign funds, has drawn close to McCracken and Leffingwell in the Austin mayor’s race.  Maybe McCracken’s war with St Louis and Leffingwell’s campaign contribution [...]

Brian Rodgers and changeaustin.ORG endorse Carole Keeton Strayhorn for Mayor as someone who will shake things up. Brian criticises Leffingwell and McCracken’s overspending, and cites numerous examples (eg. the Domain). Carole is committed to “sunshine and open government” and responsible spending, as Brian says.

Now, if Carole will make a committment to the environment [...]

We stumbled on this on facebook.

Check it out: The Hustle For Mayor is a series of unhurried, one-on-one video interviews with Austin’s mayoral candidates. The conversations delve deeply into the issues shaping the race for mayor: the local economy, the city budget, public safety, development, the environment and a host of other issues.
In his interview, Mayor Pro Tem Brewster McCracken [...]

So I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop when this guy walks up–a stranger–and says, “Max, who should I vote for in the Mayor’s race?”  This happens a lot.
I tell him that I don’t know, I haven’t decided who I’m supporting yet…and since I vote on election day, I still have time to make up [...]

CRC and ADL
JCRC 2009 Austin Mayor and City Council Candidate Forum
Date: April 29, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Dell Jewish Community Campus
7300 Hart Lane
Austin, TX 78731
Contact: Lisa Goodgame
Phone: (512) 735-8012
Email: lisa.goodgame@shalomaustin.org
Hosted by the JCAA’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC),
the first portion of the program will be dedicated to the Mayoral [...]

Mayoral candidates discuss tech start-ups and green companies. See all the clips on KXAN’s website.