The De Facto Democratic Primary

The best laid plans of mice and men ...

And speaking of mice, Joe Morelle's really ticked off.   By running for Mayor, former Mayor Bill Johnson not only throws a wrench into Morelle's brutish orchestration of a Democratic convention meant as a coronation for Tom Richards.  

If Johnson doesn't win at the Democratic convention and goes on to run in the Special Election, what he's done, effectively, is to turn the Special Election into a Democratic Primary.

That's exactly what Joe Morelle wanted to avoid.   Wanted to avoid so badly, he was willing not merely to create all the upheaval and chaos in City government in recent weeks, but to weather the embarrassment and ridicule that came with it.

Boy, when things go wrong ...