Geake for Norwalk Common Council

I wish this was an April Fools joke, but it's true.

For some time, I've been hearing rumors that there will be a fight this summer to deny some incubent Democratic Common Council members nomination to run for re-election. An easily expected outcome of this would be a primary, as those incumbents take their candidacy to the voters. At least one of those threatened is in an at-large seat, but I have been assured that I will not be targeted.

The problem with that assurance is that it is simply not true. I have confirmed with Town Clerk Andy Garfunkel that all at-large candidates run as a block, regardless of the Democratic Town Committee's long-standing practice of allowing each of the five districts nominate for one of the seats, If there is a fight over one of those district nominations that causes a primary, all six (or more) candidates will be in that primary, with the top five vote getters having to do it all over again in November.

Isn't it about time to end this family feud???