This blog did not take any overt positions on the recent primary election. Instead of profiling any candidate, I reprinted my piece on Emma Tropiano, The People's Candidate. I believe that Emma has a kindred spirit in Ce-Ce Gerlach. Now, I understand that a lot of people will take exception to my comparison, maybe even Ce-Ce herself.
Because of inaccurate media reports, Emma was falsely portrayed as bigoted. Her memory now unjustly bears that misconception. Most people today who repeat that slander never knew her. Emma was immensely popular, and easily won reelection to city council, election after election. Ce-Ce Gerlach was the top vote getter this primary, receiving almost double the votes of her fellow candidates.
As someone who knew both women, there are many similarities... Both being extremely accessible, down to earth, and making people comfortable.
Emma was energized to work hard for Allentown, as is Ce-Ce. Emma was passionate about the issues she championed, so is Ce-Ce.
I sat in diners having coffee with both of them, many years apart. I think that they would have understood and liked each other.
reprinted from previous years
ADDENDUM MAY 19, 2026: Ce-Ce had a tough primary today. Although enormously more qualified than her opponent, Tiburcio had party and Latino influencer support. As I pen this Tuesday eve, I don't know the outcome, but I expect Ce-Ce to be the next District 22 representative come November.
photo/The Morning Call
photo/The Morning Call
I would say that yesterday was proof that the radical democrats control their party. Brooks, Pinsley and Gerlach are all socialists.
ReplyDeleteWe will soon learn if moderate democrats will finally repudiate those who openly wish to destroy the country (the socialist’s open goal) or if moderate democrats simply no longer exist.
There are no moderate Democrats in the House or Senate. Nearly everyone registered Democrat in Congress votes in lockstep for every Democrat proposal no matter how damaging the idea is to America.
DeleteAnd Republicans don't?
Deleteanons@9:10&12:36: As an independent, I see more variation in thought with the Democrats than the Republicans. Brooks is very mainstream union Democrat, party endorsed. Gerlach is left of progressive, while Pinsley is a perpetual candidate.
ReplyDeleteRepublicans who step out of line get primaried, which is such a new word it's not yet in the dictionary.
By “primaried” you mean that voters made a choice? Democrats don’t even really do elections anymore.
DeleteHillary was assured the nomination in 2016 by the creation of “super delegates”, in case the actual voters made the “wrong” choice and Bernie Sanders won the primary. They reset the order of their primaries in 2020 to give Biden momentum and an insurmountable lead. And in 2024, they jettisoned the candidate that was actually elected in their primary as their presidential candidate and replaced him with the Vice President.
In the state house, Schlossburg generously ghost voted for other democrats until he was caught, and he wasn’t caught because he was called out by his “variance of thought” fellow democrats.
BTW, the word “primaried” has been around for decades
Meanwhile, democrats who have Nazi tattoos become democrat nominees for Senate, and other democrats running for Congress want to imprison zionists in ICE facilities.
DeleteGotta love that “variance of thought”.