Three candidates in a race where the incumbent is stepping down… what’s going to happen?<\/p>\n
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Danville Police Lt. Mike Mondul, Danville Sheriff Dept. Lt. Thelbert Childress, and Sheriff’s Office employee Wayne Booth are in the race. Let’s do the first rundown of the candidates.<\/p>\n
Mondul – He’s got most of the momentum in the race with his campaigning already in gear. It looks like he’s got an unlimited sign budget, too. He’s got the work experience to make him qualified for the job and he declared for the race many months ago.<\/p>\n
Childress – He’s got the experience for the job as well having 20+ years working for the Sheriff’s office. He’s going have to sell himself as “better than Mondul” to get a lot of votes.<\/p>\n
Booth – He’s got 31 years experience working in the Sheriff’s office. He doesn’t have any real administrative experience for the job, and he’s going to have a big uphill battle getting any kind of name recognition over the other two candidates.<\/p>\n
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Breakdown: I’m really hoping that it doesn’t come down to a black\/white election but that’s the sense that I’m getting in the community right now. Both Mondul & Childress are qualified for the job. A vote for Childress seems to be a vote for “Things the way they are”. A vote for Mondul seems to be “Let’s change things in the Sheriff’s office”. The problem with that statement is that most of the voters have no idea what the Sheriff’s office actually does. Jim Dooley has held the position for 20 years and has usually ran unopposed so most voters won’t know the inner workings. <\/p>\n
Random Thoughts: The Sheriff’s office runs the City Jail, serves civil process papers and provides courthouse security. Over the Dooley administration, there hasn’t been many issues that have been news-worthy. The Jail now has a tactical response team (which sound like seven degrees of wasting money because they’re located 50 feet from the Danville Police Department). Mondul would have been a formidable opponent for Dooley if he hadn’t decided to retire. Booth seems like a nice guy and we wish him well, but I just don’t think he’s going to have a chance in this election. To have any chance, Childress is going to have to clearly show why he’s better than Mondul.<\/p>\n
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Prediction of the popular vote: Mondul 52%, Childress 41%, Booth 7%<\/p>\n
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OddsMakers of the candidate winning the election: Mondul 75%, Childress 25%, Booth 0%<\/p>\n
Let’s see how much this one changes at our next update.<\/p>\n
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