Here’s a few brief notes from the Progressive Dane Mayoral Forum. Since I was making sure things were going smoothly, I didn’t have much time to take notes, so here’s what I remember from the speed round questions from the three serious candidates Munoz, Cieslewicz and Allen, quote frankly, I didn’t keep track of Sanstrom’s answers:
Increased funding for child care programming? All said yes.
Discontinue use of tasers? All said no.
Should the City bail out Overture if it continues to have financial problems? All said no.
Paid Sick leave? All said no, Mayor said he supported Kennedy’s bill
State Journal or Cap Times? No one answered seriously
Starbucks, Ancora or Michaelangelo’s? Ray said Ancora, Dave said Michaelangelo’s and Munoz said “home”.
Tax caps, budget caps or thinking caps? All said thinking caps
Planes, trains or automobiles? Ray said planes, Dave said “Trains dammit” and Peter said bus.
Which of the 4 candidates they would vote for if they couldn’t vote for yourself? Ray said Peter, Peter said Ray, Dave said Will and Will said Dave.
Dump the transfer point system? All said no
Public financing of campaigns? All said yes.
Limit alcohol licenses downtown? Peter and Ray said no, Dave said yes.
Instant run off voting? All said no, but Dave changed his answer to “pass”.
Progressive Dane, friend or foe? Peter said he has no foes, Dave said friend and I don’t recall Ray’s answer, but he didn’t say foe.
If your car broke down and you were not able to drive home from work would you: Have someone give you a ride home, call a cab, walk, bus or bike? All said bus and Peter said he’d walk if he could.
Survivor or Apprentice? Ray and Peter said Survivor. Dave said he didn’t know what we were talking about.
Zipperer or Soglin? Peter and Dave said Zipperer, Ray said Soglin.
I’m sure there were more one-liners I had forgotten, but I’d like to thank the candidates for having a good sense of humor and playing along with the format.
