Yes, Mayor Don deserves to Go today. Vote YES for his recall.

Not only did he condemn the voters who defeated his sewer lease program to hell, but he has run up almost $1 billion in debt for the city, supported the failed Goodyear Project, failed to support the APD in their fight against crime, and been an all around nasty person to the city citizens. Akron doesn't need his kind of politics any more.

Recall the Don and save Akron!!!

Got get 'em Mayor!! We're behind you!!

Don will still be your mayor tomorrow people of Akron

 historybuff

This whole election is already bought & paid for. The
Don will stay. You can at least vote your opinion and
maybe when all the back-slapping and cigar smoke fades
away, the reality will set in with this guy that he's
not as well liked as he wants to think. That thought
may last a few seconds, then it will be forgotten.
You can be rest assured, after this 'election' not
much will change in this burg. We will still have the
problems we face and he'll attend this fund-raiser and that event and continue to lambast his opposition. Nothing will change! I'm surprised Warner has been as
succuessful as he's been thus far. The next step would be for our Don to simply initiate an ordinance banning
opposition - Council would pass it in a heartbeat without dissent. After all, we cannot upset the status
quo for any reason - this is Akron!

Don will still be mayor tomorrow, and Warner will find another crusade against the city. Also, look for city council to propose changes to the city charter regarding recalls of elected officials.

 whocares

To cruisemeister... I agree, maybe city council should put a line in the charter stating a request for recall needs to go through the courts first and a judge needs to rule whether a law has even been broken. And maybe a second line stating, if it still goes by the number of votes, it should be based on the last election in which someone else was even strong enough to run against the mayor. Going based on the number of votes in an un-contested election is kind of stupid. Having 2% of the population in the City able to do this means a change needs to be made.

whocares - I agree.. The charter need to be changed quickly!

 misstia

ah yes, change the charter to deny citizens their constitutional rights....par for the course in akron...just like we are denied our right of free assembly and woe be tide those who exercise freedom of speech...

@ historybuff - you can claim 'conspiracy' all you want, but this is not Iran...this is not a third world country. Votes 'For' and 'Against' will be counted by both Republicans and Democrats fairly tonight. Don't try and corrupt the peoples choice, whatever it may be, with your ridiculous accusations.

Misstia - We don't want to deny the Citizens constitutional rights, Just yours and Mendenhalls! So I propose we change the Charter and name you two personaly to ban you from Records requests, Recalling officials, Fighting speeding tickets also have it read your taxes have to paid in full!

 whocares

To misstia... "ah yes, change the charter to deny citizens their constitutional rights" It wouldn't deny anyone their rights. What it would do is deny the 2% of complainers from causing problems. It's like banning meat from the grocery store because 2% of the population is a vegetarian. We have elections every 4 years. If the 2% of the population doesn't like what the Mayor is doing, you vote for your preference then instead of causing a ruckus half way into his term. The wording needs to be fixed to prevent this from happening again. If the mayor had pulled a gun on someone and shot them, while at work, then a judge should rule that it was illegal and THEN a recall should move forward. But having a tiny 2% of the city population create problems shouldn't be allowed. And about denying citizens their rights.... They were given the right to vote for mayor 2 years, 6 years, 10 years, 14 years, 18 years, and 22 years ago. Plenty of chances for the complainers to use their rights!!!

To Mistia: to add on to what who cares has to say, no one is denying you your constitutional right. They need to remove the "loophole" which Warner himself said he found. Here is the definition of a loop hole:

A loophole is a weakness or exception that allows a system, such as a law or security, to be circumvented or otherwise avoided. Loopholes are searched for and used strategically in a variety of circumstances, including taxes, elections, politics, the criminal justice system, or in breaches of security.

A loophole in a law often contravenes the intent of the law without technically breaking it. For example, in some places, one may avoid paying taxes to the jurisdiction by forming a second residence in another location, or a commercial property can be built in a residential zone if it is made also for residential use.

Don't let the corrupt political machine, the strong-arm tactics and the shameful ads mislead you!!

Support ou police......VOTE TODAY FOR THE RECALL!!

Retired APD - How is voting for the recall supporting our police. Last time I looked it was split right down the middle. Support our Police Vote AGAINST the recall.

I think he means support your Retired APD!

VOTE FOR THE RECALL.

Voter turnout is low. If you haven't already, get out and vote!!!

 misstia

the mayor and council do NOT support the APD...let's get a mayor who DOES support the APD!

Next election you will have your chance again!

You can misstia, at the next election!

 misstia

i do not think don will be on the ballot in 2011...

Misstia - Why do you think he'll retire? Voter turnout is supposedly low. I wonder if thats a good thing or bad.

 misstia

people are becoming aware of the real issues facing the city and they are seeing that their neighborhoods are being neglected, the APD is neglected, the retired APD/Fire are neglected, the sewers are neglected, regular citizens are neglected and unless you are downtown or around goodyear or firestone you do not count...the mayor is out of touch with regular citizens as is the council....

I am far from being a supporter or fan of the mayor but this recall is so absurd. I can see if the mayor had done something illegal or at least immoral to have a recall considered. This seems to me that someone just woke up on the wrong side of the bed and said, 'What can I do to mess up the city of Akron?' The mayor, for better or for worse, was re-elected by the people of the city of Akron. At best, there needs to be some form of malfeasance or misconduct that the mayor has been a part of while in office that needs to be identified by the petitioners. All this has been is he said, he said crap. Nothing concrete. Just a lot of finger pointing. Everyone putting the blame of the problems of this city on everyone else. When in fact we are all to blame. We are all part of this city and if we are not all doing our part to be part of the solution then we are just part of the problems. So tomorrow, let us put this matter behind us and work together to get things going in the right direction.

tomtom...you have had the only mature, sane comment I have read on here in the last 3-4 weeks

Miss Tia if you don't like it....why don't you run for Mayor? March your butt right down to the BOE and throw your hat in. That's why it's called an election! You seem to have the time to request records all day at the city office, so you could spend your time on the campaign trail and fix all these issues in Akron. I mean....come on.....at least we aren't Cuyahoga County!!

I don't know about anyone else, but I am soooo glad it's over now. Both sides are finger pointing and/or blaming and taking up way too much "needed city money." Im not a real political or numbers man but how many times has Mr. Don been elected, a few right? So why if he is so bad does he continue to be relected and at times without opposition? Just to clear it up I do not really care who wins, JUST STOP BLOWING MORE MONEY AND TAKING UP SPACE IN THE NEWS!!! Ok my $.02 has been spent.