Mayor Nutter Endorses Dan McElhatton For District Attorney
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Mayor Nutter Endorses Dan McElhatton For District Attorney
Chris Brennan
Dan McElhatton just released on his campaign web site an audio clip of Mayor Nutter endorsing him for Tuesday's Democratic primary election for District Attorney. You can hear the clip here. Or you can just wait for your phone to start ringing with the inevitable robo-calls from the McElhatton campaign.
Here's the transcript: "Hi, this is Mayor Mike Nutter. On Election Day join me in voting for Dan McElhatton for District Attorney. I served with Dan on City Council and I know he has the experience, independence and toughness we need in our next D.A.. Dan McElhatton is getting my vote because our city needs a D.A. who's ready on day one. That person is Dan McElhatton."
McElhatton faces Seth Williams, Michael Turner, Brian Grady and Dan McCaffery in the primary to replace District Attorney Lynne Abraham. The winner will face in November's general election Republican Michael Untermeyer, who is running unopposed in his primary on Tuesday.
McElhatton is clearly pleased to have Nutter's public support. But PhillyClout can't help noticing that Nutter's endorsement last week of City Controller Alan Butkovitz was done in a much more high-profile way. Reporters were called to City Hall, where Nutter spoke with Butkovitz while standing in front of the Mayor's Office.
If the Nutter supports, I am not voting for McElhatton. One more vote for Williams.— anon
Comment removed.- One by one, the Mayor seems to be alienating every other elected official in Philly.— SueBoo
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- No, beeline, they're just the two candidates who have been sanctioned by the Ethics Board, as opposed to McElhatton who served on the Ethics Board. You can learn more about Dan McElhatton at his web site: http://votemcelhatton.com— Max
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I still can't figure out why Nutter did not endorse Brett Mandel?— Earl J- I can only imagine that by endorsing the guy with the least hope of winning, he hopes to cover his rear with McCaffery or Williams, since its not clear which of those two will win.— dartvader
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- Nutter hired Ronald Cuie and Everett Gillison (a criminal and a criminal defense lawyer) to key City hall posts -- enough said.— Copper34
- Whiskeybreath, you're about 2 years behind the times.— anon
- Copper34-Everett Gillison a criminal? The man was a public defender for thirty years. Defense lawyer yes, but criminal? Where do you get that? And I guess that the most recent crew of filthy narcs are going to be going to court without defense lawyers?— Rowland
- Rowland: I think that Copper34 was referring to Ronald Cuie as the criminal and Gillison as the criminal defense attorney.— km412
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics – which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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