The influence of Democrats is stronger than it has been in years, with no signs of waning. The fact is very clear from their triumph in local elections conducted in November 2006. But what that means for next year’s increasingly crowded Dallas mayoral election is unclear even to prospective candidates. After all, it is a non-partisan race where candidates campaign on their individual ideas and merit, without a Democratic or Republican platform on which to stand. However not all Dallas mayor candidates are the same. Some candidates are more identifiably Democratic or Republic than the others. And according to political analysts, someone who is clearly aligned with the Republican Party is going to have a tough time in Dallas. Two-term Dallas city council member Gary Griffith is one of the council’s 15 members and is himself a Republican. But Griffith seems unperturbed by the wave of Democratic dominance. He stressed that his core message of reducing Dallas’ crime rate, improving schools and hastening economic development are issues that transcend party affiliation. But council member and another Dallas mayor candidate Mitc!@#$%^&* Rasansky disagrees with Griffith’s view, explaining that eventually Griffith is the one who is going to get hurt. The next Dallas mayor candidate suggests that a mayoral candidate must espouse ideas that are important to Dallas Democrats in order to win. Such ideas include attacking the underlying causes of juvenile crime, improving southern-sector retail choices and boosting the quality of life in poorer neighborhoods. For more information on the upcoming Dallas mayor elections and one of the contenders Darrell Jordan, log on to on http://www.darrelljordanformayor.com
