NAACP Official Says He'll Challenge Fattah In '06 Unless Congressman Ends Talk Of Phili Mayoral Bid
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Originally published in The Frontrunner February 21, 2005
Copyright 2005 Bulletin News Network, Inc.
The
Philadelphia Inquirer (2/21, Fitzgerald) reports, "A bubbling feud over
political control in Northwest Philadelphia has produced a new ripple
in the pool of intrigue that already is the 2007 mayoral race: a
possible strike at powerful U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.)
. Philadelphia NAACP
president J. Whyatt Mondesire says he 'absolutely will' run against
Fattah in next year's Democratic House primary unless Fattah renounces
his interest in exploring a campaign for mayor. 'He's a 300-pound
gorilla in a small cage, playing games for his own agenda,' Mondesire
said." The Inquirer notes, "Because Fattah is well-known and has a
disciplined political organization, Mondesire and others believe that
his interest in the 2007 race has frozen the organizing efforts of
other serious black candidates for mayor, including State Rep. Dwight
Evans (D., Phila.) and Councilman Michael Nutter."
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