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DOG PLANS 2005 RUN FOR TOWN OFFICE
Other
candidates rally to support hound candidate
November 6, 2003
Editors note: On Tuesday a dog actually
did receive a write-in vote for Town Commisioner. The TownDock
"NewsExtra" crew is investigating what the next steps
could be.
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After
a write-in vote made her political viable, Ceilidh now
holds court daily - sharing her views on key town issues
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A day after
Oriental’s Town Commission race, some political handlers
were seeing a promising political career for one of the write-in
candidates, with potential for a 2005 run.
"Ceilidh (pronounced "Kaylee") appears to have
very good people skills," noted one campaign veteran. "Her
hand-shaking is unparalleled. She knows how to work a crowd."
Noting her experience at the Town Dock, another old political
hand observed, "She displays an uncanny ability to know
which way the political winds blow.”
Ceilidh was said to be weighing her options for a 2005 run for
town commission. The red-head was not talking with reporters
on Wednesday. There was no way of knowing if she would run.
Or give chase. Or if elected to the commission, whether she
would sit.
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Ceilidh
is not shy with a handshake, and has a firm paw
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There are
indications however that if she campaigns in 2005, a top issue
would be rabbit eradication. "I think she would take on
that job personally," said a source close to her, "just
to make sure it gets done. "
Another source suggested Ceilidh would support a program to
fill any potholes in town with flounder and mullet. As temporary
a solution as that might seem to humans, the fish-in-the-street-program
has long been a pet cause of Oriental's Dog PAC.
Political veterans, meanwhile, were advising Ceilidh that as
much as she would like a ban on all fireworks, she should not
mention that in her campaigning.
Oriental’s often overlooked cat population was of two
minds about a Ceilidh campaign in 2005. One feline group suggested
that it was better to have Ceilidh running for office than to
have her running after them. But other cats expressed reservations
that a dog would get even more status in the village often known
as "dogtown".
Few analysts thought it a liability that she was not yet registered
to vote in Oriental. Some political reporters however, were
investigating whether a Nova Scotia Marsh Hound was in fact
eligible to vote — let alone run -- in US elections.
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