Well, the EDO is having their screening for Council on February 24, 2021 and given the Pandemic is allowing each candidate to make a 3-minute video for it's 156 members before the vote. They have also made it available to the public on their You Tube station.
That's good, since if you're a Democrat like me, you should want to see what each of the candidates are offering and decide for yourself who you think would be best and convey those thoughts and comments to your District Committee people before they vote on February 24, 2021.
Now clearly, if you read this blog - you'll know that I'm not a fan of the EDO and have long considered it the Party that Made Edison Safe for Hypocrisy, has turned the Perils of one-party government into an everyday reality, picks candidates based on who the powers that be want to be chosen, generates self-serving and on-going internal power struggles within it's ranks none of which is for the residents benefits, has infiltrated the Board of Ed, aka Board of Ed-Dems, Board of Mythomania and Board of Dysfunction with their chosen candidates, and continues to allow the disgraceful 'Committee of the Hole' to now waste 3-years in search of themselves and considering the overall lack of transparency for what goes on over there at 100 Oligarchy Blvd - this Party has long forgotten that it once believed in People Not Politics.
For me, given the status of the Local Democratic Party, it has now become the Poster-child for Wards.
So, it's no surprise that I don't place much stock in this process where candidates are chosen not by who may be the best but by how many votes you can get from 156 people.
My only point for writing this post is to make sure you're aware that the EDO is now in the process of picking candidates for the June primary and if you're a Democrat in this town, then you might want to pay attention and and reach out to your Committee people and tell them who you think they should vote for.
As I understand it, there are 5 Council candidates screening - Sheila Angelet, Samip Joshi, Tom McCann, Sparshil Patel and Shannon Peng. Seems Yash Pandya has dropped out the race and Samip Joshi hasn't submitted a video or hasn't submitted it on time (if any of this is incorrect, please let me know and I will correct).
Be that as it may, with Bob 'See No Conflict' Diehl and Alvaro Gomez not screening for the party line, that only leaves Sam 'the Weathervane Millennial', aka Big-boy pants as the sole incumbent screening.
Do yourself a favor and tell your Committee people to pass on him. It's time for him to be retired from Edison Politics.
As for Shannon Peng and Sparshil Patel, you really don't want reverse infiltration from the Board of Ed side of town.
Don't know Tom McCann so don't have anything to say about him other than he popped up out of no where and that's something you should consider.
Finally, the only person I would vote for in this round would be Sheila Angelet.
Now, if you paid attention to Edison politics over the years - then you'd know that she has been an outspoken critic of the internal workings of the EDO and it's resulting policies and local governance for many years and has been passed over by the powers that be because she spoke too much truth to power in the party.
Clearly, she has the knowledge and assertiveness to make the party what it was all about once before - for the People of Edison. On top of that she is the Best candidate in this bunch and the Best candidate happens to be a woman to boot.
If the party has any hope of change for the future, they need to start with her.
Here's the 4 Council candidates 3-minute speeches:
Sheila Angelet:
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