Teabaggers rally to save Troy's asshat mayor
from the Freep:
With less than two weeks before Election Day, supporters of Troy Mayor Janice Daniels are battling hard with those who want to recall her just one year after she was narrowly elected.
The recall vote, supporters say, is about much more than a part-time mayor's post that pays $175 a month.
"If we lose Janice, there's going to be national headlines all over the country -- tea party goes down," conservative activist Norm Hughes of Metamora told a gathering of tea party activists this week.
The effort to block a recall of Troy's mayor is resonating beyond the boundaries of the city. Networks of tea party organizers and other conservatives are focused on the race as a key bellwether for the future of their movement, statewide and across the country. ................(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.freep.com/article/20121026/NEWS01/310260122/Tea-party-rallies-to-try-to-save-controversial-Troy-mayor-from-recall?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE