#ElectionCentral: Andre Dickens secures endorsements from entrepreneurs

On a brisk Friday day successful Atlanta, astir 200 radical gathered midday astatine The Gathering Spot arsenic Andre Dickens called upon his halfway supporters to amusement up to the polls for the runoff predetermination connected November 30th. During his speech, however, helium spoke to the newcomers to his run aft the tract was reduced from fourteen candidates to two.

There were radical successful this country that pulled maine to the broadside implicit present and implicit determination and said, “Hey, man, I was implicit successful this campy earlier and present I’m with you. I was successful this campy earlier and present I’m with you,’” Dickens said. “The woody with maine is I grew up successful Atlanta, and I became an technologist truthful I cognize however to gully circles, squares, triangles and lines. I take to gully circles! I don’t gully lines separating us. I pitched a large tent. I don’t attraction wherever you were connected November 2; if you were astatine idiosyncratic else’s ballroom, flat and hanging retired doing immoderate with immoderate campaigner you were with. Right present is what counts!”

Dickens was joined by CEO of The Village Market, Dr. Key Hallmon, marque marketer J. Carter, creator Dr. Fahamu Pecou and co-founder of The Gathering Spot, Ryan Wilson arsenic helium welcomed the newfound enactment arsenic the runoff run begins its 2nd week. Previously, Dickens secured the endorsements of erstwhile politician Shirley Franklin and erstwhile mayoral campaigner Sharon Gay.

Dickens emphasized the value of turnout for his run with airy connected the information his opponent, Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore, cruised to the runoff with much than 40% of the vote.

“I tin archer you the past 3 mayoral elections person been bittersweet astir this being decided by conscionable a fewer folks,” Dickens explained. “Think astir it. You know, Keisha Lance Bottoms, she won by astir 800 votes. Kasim Reed successful 2009, helium won by astir 700 votes. Shirley Franklin won by thing little than astir 400 votes, similar 1%, little than 1%. So erstwhile we speech astir however you person to crook retired for these votes, you person to instrumentality idiosyncratic with you. You person to bring radical along, due to the fact that you can’t aftermath up successful the greeting and say, ‘dang, I forgot to spell ballot and bring somebody.’ This predetermination is excessively serious. Too overmuch is connected the line.”

Next Friday is the past time to petition an absentee ballot for the runoff. City of Atlanta residents tin ballot aboriginal astatine the aforesaid locations from October’s aboriginal voting period.
Early voting starts adjacent Wednesday connected Nov. 17 and ends connected Nov. 24.