Yvonne Johnson vs Marikay Abuzuaiter vs Mike Barber vs Michelle Kennedy vs Dave Wils vs T. Dianne Bellamy-Small
The primary results speak for themselves: Only one Tier 1 candidate and one Tier 2 candidate advanced against one Tier 4 candidate and all three Tier 5 candidates.
I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that Bellamy-Small was able to to beat Irving Allen, who would have been a breath of fresh air and an asset to the creative community. Bellamy-Small is practically a District 1 incumbent looking to seek an at-large seat. That is why I ranked her lower than the two conservatives who had backing from or supported local and state candidates who are outright enemies of the creative community.
It's been my contention over the last four years that the Tanger Performing Arts Center will be a detriment to the arts community and I'm standing by that assessment as the number of venues for artists continues to dwindle downtown. Since all three incumbents have contributed to either the PAC saga or to the city's loss of private sector jobs, none of them deserve to be reelected even though the first two seats seem to be safe.
Instead of the contest being a matter of slowing down Nancy Vaughan and the elites, it's now a contest between new ideas and continuing the same old tired ideas that have resulted in a stagnant city. So, as a result, Kennedy and Wils are the only two people I'm recommending.
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