I chuckled at first this morning when the first of many e-mails arrived at my desk. Each one referenced a particular well known member of the community who was "endorsing" the candidacy of Dan Knodl for State Assembly.
The problem is that each of these community leaders is disavowing that endorsement and claiming that no permission was given to Dan for using their name.
I now find that I am one of those supposed endorsers. So, with this blog, I want to let the community know that it is my intention to endorse no candidate in this race. Yes, I have a preference, and because of this breach of ethics, for sure it isn't Dan.
Should he win this election, I intend to pursue the issue with the State Elections Board.
Note: A follow-up
I received a voice mail apology message this afternoon from the Knodl people. The explanation is that it is all a mistake caused by errors by a marketing firm. Thanks for the apology, but somehow this shows me a lack of control.
I'm done with this thread and am not going to publish any other comments on the subject.
Lets start over again after the election.
