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The city clerk has granted @MannyForABQ a "due process" hearing. The clerk will present the allegations and evidence.
Manny has already seen the evidence. Multiple articles were written about his response.
#nmpol
The city clerk has granted @MannyForABQ a "due process" hearing. The clerk will present the allegations and evidence.
Manny has already seen the evidence. Multiple articles were written about his response.
#nmpol
https://twitter.com/RightNewsNM/status/1431656782250889221
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Manny can deny the allegations, but his attorney already admitted that some of the signatures were forged.
"Gonzalez's lawyer admitted that some signatures appear to be forged" (KOAT)
koat.com/article/mayora…
Manny can deny the allegations, but his attorney already admitted that some of the signatures were forged.
"Gonzalez's lawyer admitted that some signatures appear to be forged" (KOAT)
koat.com/article/mayora…
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Whatever your feelings are about the severity of the campaign rule violations themselves, the attorney admitted guilt, and the city clerk is thus not in a position to reverse his original decision.
For one, he has an admission of guilty.
Whatever your feelings are about the severity of the campaign rule violations themselves, the attorney admitted guilt, and the city clerk is thus not in a position to reverse his original decision.
For one, he has an admission of guilty.
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Even if he didn't, the clerk could deny the public financing based his opinion, and let the courts decide. This would tie up Manny in appeals for several more weeks or months, by which point he's a month or so out from the election itself.
Even if he didn't, the clerk could deny the public financing based his opinion, and let the courts decide. This would tie up Manny in appeals for several more weeks or months, by which point he's a month or so out from the election itself.
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And if the Manny campaign's response so far are any indication of his attitude about the issue, he's going to lay down.
And if the Manny campaign's response so far are any indication of his attitude about the issue, he's going to lay down.
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“This would be no more than a political execution on our campaign” Manny said.
“The Clerk has illegally delayed our funding for almost two months, essentially silencing our campaign...” campaign manager Shannan Calland said
“This would be no more than a political execution on our campaign” Manny said.
“The Clerk has illegally delayed our funding for almost two months, essentially silencing our campaign...” campaign manager Shannan Calland said
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"political execution"?
"silenced"?
He's signaling defeat before he's even lost because he knows he's not going to get the public financing.
His response is revealing.
"political execution"?
"silenced"?
He's signaling defeat before he's even lost because he knows he's not going to get the public financing.
His response is revealing.
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Rather than continuing on with his campaign in spite of this hurdle, rather than fighting on and overcoming a system that's working against him--and campaigning based on that--he's signaling defeat, using it as an excuse for a November loss.
Rather than continuing on with his campaign in spite of this hurdle, rather than fighting on and overcoming a system that's working against him--and campaigning based on that--he's signaling defeat, using it as an excuse for a November loss.
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They say there's no such thing as bad press. But if your only press is the local media talking about campaign fraud allegations, campaign fraud hearings, and campaign fraud appeals, the name on the ballot will be associated in the minds of voters with...campaign fraud.
They say there's no such thing as bad press. But if your only press is the local media talking about campaign fraud allegations, campaign fraud hearings, and campaign fraud appeals, the name on the ballot will be associated in the minds of voters with...campaign fraud.
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