Chuck Goldberg is out of the Iowa City council race. Tuesday was the legal deadline, so he won't be on the October 11 primary ballot.
Anyone have any idea why? I had him pegged as a sure thing for the top four...
The field was already slimmer than expected, with Irv Pfab and Brad Workman not filing. There was also a student candidate whose name escapes me, who announced his candidacy, with spectacular timing, in the last Daily Iowan of the spring semester.
I suppose the really big story is Connie Champion's uncontested instant winner third term. She made herself a lot of new friends with that NO vote on the Wal-Mart zoning.
UPDATES:
No explanation of the Goldberg withdrawal in morning press coverage. It's mentioned in passing in articles on last night's candidate forum. The Daily Iowan has decent coverage and a concise summary of where the candidates are on 21 bars:
Incumbent Mike O'Donnell said he has chosen to work with students, not against them, while combating underage and excessive drinking.
Amy Correia, Mitch Rotman, Garry Klein, and incumbent Connie Champion all agreed with O'Donnell and said they were against the 21-ordinance.
"I'm a supporter, but not at this time," said Champion, who has been considered as a swing vote on the 21-ordinance issue in the past. "I would not want my daughters drinking at a house party. I would want them downtown."
Meanwhile, ordinance proponent Larry Baker, who is running for an at-large seat, argued that the bars have created an atmosphere downtown that discourages other businesses from locating in the area.
Candidate Rick Dobyns also advocates implementing the 21-ordinance.
Here's a couple links:
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