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SwanOverSunshine t1_iy6zsp3 wrote

Reply to comment by sleevieb in Rep. Donald McEachin passes away at 61 after battle with colorectal cancer by iNEEDcrazypills

Yes to Stoney! Let’s get him out of Richmond so we can get a better operational mayor! He’ll be able to do a lot less damage in the House. He might be more effective there than as a mayor, since his background is purely political (no experience doing anything except campaigns, party stuff).

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DarDarRules t1_iy7sf3y wrote

Stoney is a vast improvement over the last few mayors. I think people dislike him because of his disingenuous nature and everyone knowing RVA is just a stepping stone for him.

Honestly, I think Congress is too “low” for him. He’s looking at the gubernatorial race.

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SwanOverSunshine t1_iy8omtn wrote

What? Our roads and infrastructure are no better, schools are literally on fire, his handling of the monuments was terrible and caused tons of division in the community. He promised us a nuts and bolts boring mayor and instead we got a divisive, political, big development over the wishes of the people guy (Navy Hill, casino). He’s spending a ton of time doing things to further his career and ambition, not our city (like that ridiculous black mayor group he’s the head of). I’ve also found him very divisive - he showed his true colors when he said people were racist if they didn’t vote for the casino. I’m also really worried he’s majorally kicking the can down the road with the combined sewer issue. This is going to be a huge financial drain on the city and we need to start tackling this soon. Instead, we get nonsense like Richmond Real (which to me has strong overtones that if you don’t look like Stoney, you’re not “real” Richmond). I can’t believe that under his leadership, our school system has gotten worse. Our community used to have a very respected police force, and that trust was shattered. He’s the one appointing the leaders of these institutions.

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DarDarRules t1_iy8pj0n wrote

We used never have our finances in order. And now we do. That’s nuts and bolts.

Yes, agree there are major issues with him.

But what I am saying is that this seat is better for him than the Governor seat he is clearly using his current position to aim for. I don’t think he would be successful at Governor because of all these issues, and he is divisive.

McEachin’s seat though is not a state wide and he can be Virginia’s AOC

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sleevieb t1_iybjzn0 wrote

Building the same school twice and spending the money 3x as fast as you’re supposed to to fit in election cycles is not “finances” in order.

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PyreDruid t1_iy944lu wrote

He’s been a better governor than previous.

The bar is really low.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_iy86uht wrote

I don't know how I feel about it, but this makes some sense.

What are the chances Richmond voters actually vote for a nuts and bolts, fix the potholes and build bus shelters mayor though? We are more likely to get some form of Stephanie lynch or whatshername, the woman who ran against Stoney from the left last time, with no experience managing anything

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ThatChildNextDoor t1_iy73od2 wrote

Stoney has done a fair job as a mayor compared to the previous mayors. Sure there's some mishaps he made, but he doesn't come close the disaster that Jones was.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_iy86x4j wrote

sad truth. But Jack Berry would have been better. And I voted for Stoney

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VCUBNFO t1_iyamxs2 wrote

I agree. But considering how Stoney is portrayed, I can only imagine what would have happened with Jack Berry.

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SwanOverSunshine t1_iy8p0fq wrote

Agree he’s better than Jones, but that is way too low a bar to clear.

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