Progressive Democrats to Issue Endorsements Tonight

The Progressive Democrats of Somerville are holding their endorsement meeting tonight at 6:30 at the VNA on Lowell St.

It seems pretty likely that Katjana Ballantyne will receive the 'nod' for Ward 7 Alderman as she appears to be the only candidate seeking the endorsement. Ballantyne's responses are here. The short version goes like this: blah blah blah open, inclusive government; accessibility; jobs blah blah blah.

I'm not sure if the other candidates see no value in the endorsement or whether they just failed to get their 'homework' in on time. Perhaps they simply expect the PDS to put their stamp of approval on the insider and thus did not bother to reply.

My thoughts on Ballantyne's responses...

Question #1: 'Worked on initiatives...' sounds like the resume' bullet in which one vaguely attempts to take credit for the accomplishments of others ('Was part of the team that...').

Question #2: You listed 3 themes rather than 3 agenda items. Tell us what your goals are.

Question #3: How are you going to actively seek-out complimentary [sic] businesses...? Are you going to cold call manufacturers and ask them to relocate their plants to Somerville? Have you got any leads?

Question #4: Aah, the return of Dilbert's 'best practices.'

Question #5: Is the empty (former Circuit City) space better than a Wal-Mart?

Question #6: I would like to hear more about these accomplishments (perhaps they would have made a better reply to Question #1).

Question #9: As in Question #3, I think you meant 'complementary.' As for the Dilboy Stadium and surrounding green-space, Alderman Trane seems to have already worked, successfully, towards that goal (as he mentioned at the Hodgkins-Curtin opening).