The octopus tentacles behind mayoral forum

Published: August 21, 2007, 2:00 pm

One hour during the middle of the day in downtown Phoenix ensures few actual participants Touted as the only opportunity to hear the mayoral candidates discuss key issues, the one and only forum in the race for Phoenix mayor will be held Monday, August 27, during the workday, in difficult to navigate downtown Phoenix,, at the new UofA College of Medicine's Virginia Piper Auditorium, 600 East Van Buren Street. (The parking lot is located on 7th Street just south of Fillmore. Enter off of 7th Street.) This is interesting on several fronts. How many regular folk will be in attendance from 12:30 to 1:30 PM? City Hall is just a few blocks away, so will Mayor Phil Gordon fill the house with city employees and his political cronies? With 80 percent of the ballots expected to be voted early, scheduling the event weeks after ballots have been mailed is clever at best, deceptive at worst. What will we learn from two candidates in 60 minutes? It's a sure bet Phil Gordon will peddle

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