November 3, 2004
"When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield."
The results are in for Baltimore City, District 5, and, as the only remaining member of the campaign awake and in this time zone, I'd like to unofficially concede defeat on behalf of the Cahan for City Council '04 Team. In the words of a former Vice President, "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." And so it is here.
The final tally:
Baltimore City Council - District 5 - 22 of 22 Precincts Reporting
Cahan, Elliott - Rep - 1,557 - 9.43%
Spector, Rochelle (i) - Dem - 12,478 - 75.57%
Fitzgerald, Terrence - Grn - 2,477 - 15.00%
And so ends the dramatic campaign of Cahan for City Council. To be fair, 9% ain't too shabby, considering Elliott moved to Israel in September, and stopped campaigning around July. I am a bit embarrassed that we lost to the Green party.
Local elections are fascinating, and, if you really work at it, very much within the grasp of an unknown candidate. I think if we really stuck with it, we easily could have gotten 30-35% of the vote. Ah well, I'll have to put my political machinations on hold until the Braindrops '08 campaign gets going.
