Clavell Takes on Republican No Hopers
Clavell Jackson pokes fun at the Republican presidential candidates who have no chance of winning the nomination.
By: Clavell Jackson
Read more from the original source:
Clavell Takes on Republican No Hopers - Video
The Republican City Committee, still casting about for a mayoral candidate, recently asked Philadelphia Housing Authority President Kelvin Jeremiah to be its champion.
Jeremiah declined - for now.
But the 42-year-old public housing executive, who has led the PHA since mid-2012, says he is building a political movement that may culminate in a campaign for mayor someday.
"I have said I have no interest in running for office in this election cycle," Jeremiah said Tuesday. "I may very well have an interest in the future."
State Rep. John Taylor, chairman of the city's Republican Party, confirmed that he tried to recruit Jeremiah and predicted, "He will be a player in this city in the near future."
State and local Republican leaders also tried to recruit former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille, a former Philadelphia district attorney. Castille, who retired from the court Dec. 31, also declined to run.
Seeking brand-name candidates is a departure for the City Committee, which was consumed for years by fractious debate about the party's inability to compete in citywide elections.
In 2011, the GOP recruited Karen Brown, a Democratic committeewoman from South Philadelphia, as its mayoral candidate. Mayor Nutter, seeking a second term, trounced Brown with 75 percent of the vote.
Jeremiah, born in Grenada to an impoverished teenage mother, moved to America as a teenager and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. He describes his story as the classic American dream of immigrants seeking a better life.
More:
Phila. Republicans tried to draft PHA chief Kelvin Jeremiah to run for mayor
James Baker: Jeb Bush is the 2016 Republican frontrunner
Former Secretary of State James Baker says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has "solid credentials" and he expects Bush to win the Republican presidential nomina...
By: Cbsfacethenation1
Go here to read the rest:
James Baker: Jeb Bush is the 2016 Republican frontrunner - Video
Republican Defends #39;Honor #39; of Texas After Hearing Spat
One day after Rep. Alcee L. Hastings messed with Texas calling it a "crazy" state, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, offered a defense of the state of Texas" on ...
By: Roll Call
Read more:
Republican Defends 'Honor' of Texas After Hearing Spat - Video
Republican: Let Restaurants #39;Opt Out #39; of Toilet Handwashing Because Freedom Liberty
Senator Thom Tillis would let restaurants opt out of toilet hand-washing https://www.districtsentinel.com/freshman-gop-senator-im-okay-not-forcing-restaur...
By: David Pakman Show
Visit link:
Republican: Let Restaurants 'Opt Out' of Toilet Handwashing Because Freedom & Liberty - Video