Jackson Jambalaya

So Kim Wade isn't dropping out - just endorsing another candidate? (Really 2 other candidates above himself.) I like Rodney DePriest, but he made the critical error of putting his pale white face on his yard signs, when his only shot was take the path of Eddie Murphy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3PpLCJ7yw

Wrong 1112 - DePriest's entire campaign is built around building the gap between the races for the betterment of all of Jackson. He put his 'pale white face' on his yard signs and on his 4x8 signs that are posted all across Jackson, predominately in areas you probably haven't driven in for over two decades.

He has spent much of the last several years of his life with his 'pale white face' all across south Jackson working with the youth in the area (unlike Hohrn, btw, but I digress). The fact that he has a 'pale white face' is the bright light to his campaign when there are many folks who don't look like him but recognize that its time to get real leadership in City Hall even if they don't have a 'dark brown face' that looks like them.

Baton Rouge just elected a white mayor, so I guess anything can happen.

Rodney DePriest is the most honest and qualified no doubt about it. He is what Jackson needs if we are ever going to see improvement. Nothing racial about it, he will do his best to make Jackson better for everyone! Get out and vote!

Sad. Great guy. But, He doesn't stand a chance in Jacktown

Losers - all of them.

Kim should move to Madison and run for Mayor when Mary retires. He would be great.

Strap down in Jack town....

DePriest is capable of managing Jackson on day 1. Hohrn, a long-time legislator has never run anything in his life. Being a legislator he is one of many who vote on things but never implement them. And as Hohrn himself has said, if he were to be elected he would immediatley hire someone qualified and capable of managing the city. In fact, he has even floated the idea of hiring DePriest only to be shut down by DePriest who said he was not looking for a job or a title, and was not interested in Hohrn's proposal.

While most of us agree that ANYBODY is an improvement over Chockwe, we should look at who would actually be able to be a good Mayor, not just something better than the scum that has occupied City Hall for the past eight years.

Hohrn has wanted the title for over a decade, but has done nothing to prepare to execute the job. DePriest has the background and experience to step in and take over this broken government and begin the massive turnaround required.

Doesn't matter, all the idiots are going to vote for Horhn and expect something different than Chokwe when Horhn is a carbon copy ideological-wise.

aw I hate that. Kim is a good man. He was willing to step off in it. Who else has done that and called it what it is? He has a good vision too. Maybe, if offered he will accept something with the city. that works for him and others. Best of Luck to your Mr. Kim Wade.

Kim Wade may have to run against Micha Goober everyone knows he wants to be the next Mayor.

Don't you have a DUI comviction to be elected Mayor?

All you Jackson Republicans who voted or supported another candidate over Shock-Way, thinking that was a path toward more conservative leadership need to THINK AGAIN!

Servis second? Just lost the credibility he never had.

He was never gonna win. The 5 republicans he lead on will all have to take cold showers.
What a shame.

There’s no run-off in the general. Rodney is toast . What’s next

It seems some people can never overcome their own racist inclinations enough to accept that all people don't think that way. A White man CAN win in Jackson. A White Republican cannot. Over the years Black voters have voted for White people as often as they have voted for Black candidates, the race did not stop them, it's the perceived politics they fear. If Hohrn were a Republican, he would lose too.

1:00 PM Couldn't be further from the truth! Horhn is NOTHING like Chok!

I'd love to see Zack win mayor. He has really good ideas for the city and policy. The people of Dalton elected Tiffany Henyard and she was a horrible mayor. The lack of melanin counts against him. What's it gonna hurt to give him a chance? Could it get any worse?

Only 19,000 people voted in the 2021 general election. Sad. If all of the independents and the republican pooled their support for one candidate, they might muster up 10,000 votes. I doubt it though.

Baton Rouge is not 85% Othor Cain types. "Kazikami" too. Will NEVER happen here. Too racist.

NE Jxn whites voted for Horhn to get rid of Chok and will now vote for DePriest. There is a below-the-radar effort by the Chok insiders to influence their supporters to vote for DePriest because Chok can beat him in 4 years if he dodges the current charges. DePriest has strong support with black religious leaders because he has worked personally with them for two decades. Horhn may win but it won’t be a landslide.

@5/23 Noon - Madison doesn’t need Kim Wade. Canton does. Maybe he can succeed where Chip Matthews repeatedly fails.

Horhn worked with both sides of the aisle. He was policy oriented and not a party hack.
And, unlike some legislators, he dealt with the facts and wasn't a party puppet but tried to find solutions to real problems.
Partisan politics is making us self-destructive and enriching only the politicians and their deep pocket backers.

9:14am thinks Lil Choke can "dodge the current charges"? His guilt is unavoidable, the evidence (that we know of) against him conclusive. Feds likely have more corruption proof (eg Smith Wills parking lot rented out to VA vis a vis a Lumumba crony) because of his crooked nature.

Horhn may win but it won’t be a landslide.

North of 60% is a landslide. Horhn will be north of 60%.

He was policy oriented and not a party hack.

At times. But he never hesitated to play the race card when he believed it was in his best interests.

"Kim should move to Madison and run for Mayor when Mary retires."

Mary picks out the names of streets. She picks out the color of buildings. She picks out allowable signs. She has always picked out at least one county supervisor. She picks out the specific toilet paper the police department can requisition. She will damn sure pick her successor. And it won't be Kim.

She is grooming her clone as we speak. It's a looong process.

11:12 is right. The Eddie Murphy tactic is the only way a white boy can win in Jackson.

May 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Right.
To quote the Who: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

I grew up with Rodney. He was the alderman at large in Clinton for a few years. That’s the only government experience he has. He did very little to introduce new policies there. For some reason he moved to Eastover several years ago. His kids went to JA so I guess he wanted them to fit in better living there. His problem is he is the most judgmental person I’ve ever met. He has little patience for anyone that walks a different faith than him. I don’t know how that will work when he’s faced with the moral decline that is present in Jackson. He has turned his back on many adults seeking grace from their mistakes. I think he will collapse under the culture rot that is an uphill battle at best. In that office, you must have nerves of steel and a lot of grit. He fear he lacks those qualities.