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Monday, November 9, 2009

Election Mayor-Elect McGinn Accepts Mallahan's Concession, Saying: "We Did It"

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 6:01 PM

Here's the video:

(Eli Sanders adds: "And who's the 'We' in 'We did it'? Lots of people, of course, but it's hard to see how it could have been done without those McGinn-leaning late voters.")

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Less cowbell.

Posted by DOUG.

on November 9, 2009 at 6:13 PM

LOL....that cowbell and chanting combo was SO GAY!

Posted by Andy_Squirrel on November 9, 2009 at 6:17 PM

@1: WRONG ANSWER, CHUMP!

Posted by Baconcat on November 9, 2009 at 6:24 PM

Congrats to McGinn. He made the right decision to back down on the tunnel while repositioning himself as a hawk on cost overruns. I think he will be a very good mayor... although he will annoy some developers.

Posted by Get Real on November 9, 2009 at 6:34 PM

He accepted his concession? I didn't think McGinn would ever do that. He's never before fought a man and not finished him. It's not his way.

Mallahan knew going in there would be no mercy if he lost. I know he did. Brave man. And lucky, it seems, this time. This time...

Posted by elenchos on November 9, 2009 at 6:48 PM

My interwebs can't seem to process all the chanting and cowbell. Does McGinn ever say anything?

Posted by slag on November 9, 2009 at 6:52 PM

Would it be possible to get a picture of McGinn with his shirt off? I'd really appreciate that.

Posted by ak47 on November 9, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Get used to the Cow Bell. I actually prefer it over some of his comments.

Posted by Zander on November 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM

I've never been so proud to call myself a Seattleite--at least since the monorail measure passed in 2002.

Anticipated response: Hey, and look how well that monorail turned out.

Response to anticipated response: Yeah, but this time we've got the mayor on our side.

Posted by cressona on November 9, 2009 at 7:59 PM

Great work to all involved.

Remember: this is the first time that a mayor was elected WITHOUT the support of the downtown establishment, etc.

McGinn will owe them NOTHING. Sure, our pie in the sky sustainability dreams will not be realized immediately, but I am certain that Mike's heart is in the right place and he WILL work like hell to do the best for our city. That includes pushing for programs to make our city more for people and a tad less for cars, support for the arts and nightlife (yay for transit until after the bars close!) and support for community policing. Much much better than vague promises like "driving efficiencies".

I am psyched and I wish Mike well.

Posted by noamg on November 9, 2009 at 8:15 PM