In the final episode before Tuesday's election, Mitch and Dawn discuss the upcoming primary, local attack ads, and why understanding the recent history of Manatee County government and its players matters.
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David Daniels
This podcast - especially the last 20 minutes, should be required listening for Manatee voters. Mitch and Dawn dive deep into how Mike Rahn, the Ballard's, Jon Mast, the Baugh's, Charlie Bishop, KVO, Kruse, and Scott Hopes are all connected. How a single vote by Kruse that terminated Cheri Coryea led to a domino-like collapse of good governing in Manatee county that continues to this day. They correctly draw attention to the absurdity of Commissioner Kruse now asking voters to trust his endorsements as being in our best interests - despite the obvious pro-developer record of Rahn and Ballard. While I'm confident that Commissioner Kruse's endorsement carries far less weight than it once did - I am disappointed, nonetheless, that his recent substacks are just the latest example of actions that have not been in Manatee county's best long-term interest. We still have no accountability, or acknowledgement, that the Bishop kennel project has been a fiasco. A new BoCC should demand an investigation into the Animal Arts coverup. When we just move on, without holding people accountable, we enable future unethical behavior. By refusing to hold Charlie Bishop accountable for violating public records law, the board enabled the fraud that claimed gutting wetlands was a "county-initiated" idea. Actions should have consequences - especially when bad acts are done by the leader.
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