Raise the Hammer
Can you imagine a scene like this in Hamilton?
[New Portland Mayor] Tom Potter's Friday? Well, there were the suit-and-tie meetings about the Portland mayor's upcoming trip to Japan and his recent takeover of the city's bureaus. There was a quick visit to a new Toyota import plant.
Oh, and at nightfall, he took a spin with the city's two-wheeled pirates.
At least that's how many cops and motorists see the bicyclists who participate in the monthly Critical Mass protest ride through downtown.
Pedaling punks. Gear-shifting anarchists. A bunch of hoodlums with no respect for traffic laws or rush-hour motorists trying to get home after work.
But Friday night, Potter -- a man who won by 23 percentage points without taking a donation over $100 -- once again showed that he takes his mandate as the city's new mayor seriously.
Pay attention to the part about his campaign donations and media coverage. Some things are obviously the same everywhere. Yet somehow, this guy won in a landslide against the media and big money...amazing.
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