Dwight Evans
Here's my second in my, Philadelphia Mayoral Race 2007 series
.Initial Impressions
Who the hell is Dwight Evans?
Actual Research
Who the hell is Dwight Evans? Other than his campaign site, there is almost nothing about him floating out there in the Interether.
Okay, that's not quite fair. He's a state representative. He's been a candidate for mayor, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor before. I guess he doesn't his current office.
Project Vote Smart is the only site with any independent information about him. And even that doesn't have any position statements from him, just reports on his voting record and interest group ratings. From what I can tell, he's a moderate Democrat for Philadelphia. His campaign site does give voice to the crime wave. It also addresses education and other normal election time issues. No mistakes, but there's nothing that makes me want to vote for him.
Dwight Evans might be the best candidate out there but I have no idea. Other than his own efforts to publicize him, I hear nothing about him. He's got a decent blog, with the right tone (someone from the campaign is the voice instead of just churning out press releases.)
The lack of third party information about what he stands for, and his tendency to run for any office he can, makes me think that I'm not voting for him.
Posted by: J.Cruz at April 12, 2007 2:28 PM