Shell may prove formidable for D-2

After a brief hiatus, it's good to be back...


...And right on time...for I just woke up this morning to the news that my friend Ryan Shell has publicly announced his long-rumored intentions to run for City Council for the city of Greensboro. .

But for which region? Shell apparently will make that decision shortly, either for an at-large spot or on District-2.

From his new campaign website, VoteShell.com:

“I have a ton of passion around helping District 2 because it’s where I live, and after doing work in the community I know it has opportunity for improvement,” said Shell. “On the other hand, as an At-Large representative I would be able to help unite the city - and do my part in bettering the lives of all our residents, something that I have a huge aspiration to do. At the end of the day I’ll run for the position that allows me to best serve Greensboro.”

Personally, I think he should run in D-2, and if Deena Hayes decides to run in D-2, this could very-well be a marquis match-up. In confirming recent rumors about her political future, Hayes recently told the News & Record that she likely would not run for City Council, but her "no" did not appear to be a hard "no" to me.

N&R:

Hayes said she’s been approached by “people in the community” to run for city council but said she is happy where she is. She added, however, that community urging got her to run for school board.

GSOMetro will be watchin' this one.

GM will also be watchin' the formidable D-4 race as Teresa Jobe begins ramping up her campaign. With Councilman Mary Rakestraw bowing out of the at-large field to run for the district, it could be an interesting one. Joel Landau is putting together a strategy as well.

And did I read this right...David Crawford is going to run again?

And I must admit I was a little saddened to hear Cyndy Hayworth will not be challenging Zack Matheny in D-3. Matheny in recent days has become more of a listener, a crucial trait to being a public official in this county. Time will tell if this will be a benefit to Matheny this fall.

But no matter who decides to run, they will need to hit the ground running, and attack our economy, our lack of jobs, our lack of relevance, and attack our public safety problem. GPD have had to deal with lots and lots of stick-ups, push-in robberies, and shootings over the past couple of days. They will also need to deal with an image problem, as evidenced in the recent survey giving City Council "low marks."

Talk is cheap, actions speak louder than words.

E.C. :)