I just got back from Kermit’s home where there was celebrating going on. I would also like to congratulate the other winners tonight. Todd Thoelke and Kate Parker for school board and Greg Jamison and Kenny Anderson Jr. for city council. And of course Kermit, who proved you can run a grassroots campaign on a shoestring and shutdown the money players in town. This was an important win.
I think something I took from this election was the lack of polling, and how actual campaigning played a part. Knudson chose to spend money on the airwaves and robo calls, where Staggers went down the tried and tested road of ACTUALLY talking to constituents. Which worked.
I will confess, low voter turnout worked in Kermit’s favor. Why? His supporters are vigilant people who pay attention to the issues. But there were other factors that played a part;
• Many people are concerned about the developers running this town, more and more everyday
• People want the EC to built within budget, our mayor promised us that, and they know Kermit will hold his feet to the fire
• Buyer’s remorse on the mayoral election (I hear this one a lot).
Whatever the reason, I would like to thank everyone who voted today and supported Kermit. I know he truly appreciates it.