Coral Gables Election: Miami Herald Recommendations

The Miami Herald editorial board recommends Vince Lago, Rhonda Anderson and Javier Baños for the April 13 election.

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will win with a majority of registered votes. Coral Gables elections involve no more than about 25% of the registered voters and in close elections, therefore, a winning candidate gets a very tiny percentage of registered voters. Hence, significant political financing may gain impact over very few voters.

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is likely to win without significant financing from developer, builders, associated architects, lawyers and public relations.

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has been willing to take on the issue of whether police kneeling at the BLM protest in Coral Gables was right or not. Not a single candidate was able to take on racism in the City of Coral Gables. Most seemed to treat kneeling as a temporary publicity act than a meaningful and permanent respect for the BLM movement.

No candidate has said “BLM,” as discrimination against Blacks or has referred to the deeper issue of police targeting and mistreating Blacks, especial Black males. Indeed we have heard the use of the term “community” to politely, awkwardly and indirectly refer to Black residents and greater community.