Yesterday, Rep John Lewis passed on. This leaves a curious problem now.
The election? Well, in the 5th district, after the primary....John Lewis had easily won this with around 88-percent of the vote, with Barrington Martin II getting roughly 12-percent.
The opposition? Angela Stanton King. Enthusiasm for her? It was not a real primary situation, and she barely drew 8k votes. Lewis drew 141k primary voters, and Martin drew 20k voters.
So the question here....can a no-name type of young guy like Martin....get the blessing of the party, and maneuver up to win the race?
Will the public turn and ask more questions about King (the Republican)?
Should the health of Lewis been brought up six months ago? You just shake your head and wonder what the strategy was here....to just run, win, and get as far into the process as possible?
The bigger piece of this puzzle? The fifth district is basically urbanized Atlanta, so will the recent shooting figure into all of this, and BLM support matter on the replacement pick for the Democratic Party?
Saturday 18 July 2020
The Economic Disaster in Plain Sight
If you go to cities like Atlanta, Chicago, or Phoenix....the local major sports complex is part of the economy, and part of the tax revenue 'game' that helps the city survive.
People come (sometimes flying in) to catch a game with their team. They might stay two nights in a local hotel (figure $150 a night minimum), spend $200 on food for the weekend, spend at least $150 on entry tickets to the game, and spread around $100 on minor items. That's $750 minimum spent.
In a town like Milwaukee, with the Bucks (NBA fame)....the season matters.
In a town like Detroit, the Pistons season matters.
So you add up Covid-19 worries, BLM/antifa effects, and current negativity among fans....somewhere out there....there is this disaster waiting to happen. Imagine an entire NBA season....crapped out and no income for the city. Imagine also....all the tax revenue that would have flowed into the city....wiped out.
Hotels, upscale bars, and dozens of attachments in each major city....all affected.
So who runs all of these cities...political party wise? Democrats. How will they react when 10-percent of the revenue funding doesn't exist and various jobs were lost because of the sports mess going on? You don't find journalists asking this question.
It ought to be out in full view.
You had three rich idiots in most of these cities....willing to participate in MLB, NFL and NBA franchise operations. People paid crazy-money to watch a game, and spent even more money on fan-junk (jerseys, hats, jackets, etc).
For the cities who paid for the arena, stadiums or parks? Well....what exactly will you do with a stadium but no team? How will you handle a 15k fan arena for basketball.....if no one will come?
People come (sometimes flying in) to catch a game with their team. They might stay two nights in a local hotel (figure $150 a night minimum), spend $200 on food for the weekend, spend at least $150 on entry tickets to the game, and spread around $100 on minor items. That's $750 minimum spent.
In a town like Milwaukee, with the Bucks (NBA fame)....the season matters.
In a town like Detroit, the Pistons season matters.
So you add up Covid-19 worries, BLM/antifa effects, and current negativity among fans....somewhere out there....there is this disaster waiting to happen. Imagine an entire NBA season....crapped out and no income for the city. Imagine also....all the tax revenue that would have flowed into the city....wiped out.
Hotels, upscale bars, and dozens of attachments in each major city....all affected.
So who runs all of these cities...political party wise? Democrats. How will they react when 10-percent of the revenue funding doesn't exist and various jobs were lost because of the sports mess going on? You don't find journalists asking this question.
It ought to be out in full view.
You had three rich idiots in most of these cities....willing to participate in MLB, NFL and NBA franchise operations. People paid crazy-money to watch a game, and spent even more money on fan-junk (jerseys, hats, jackets, etc).
For the cities who paid for the arena, stadiums or parks? Well....what exactly will you do with a stadium but no team? How will you handle a 15k fan arena for basketball.....if no one will come?
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