Monday evening at a District 3 candidate forum at United Methodist Church, 5000 Southwest Blvd, a man asked the question, "Who among you has had a fundraiser hosted by the Moncriefs?" The only one to answer that he had was Eric Fox.
Another man, after some derogatory remarks about the present mayor, asked, "Has Mike Moncrief endorsed any one of you?" The answer was no.
It was rather clear that this audience, from the Ridglea Hills neighborhood Association, was very much looking for a candidate who would try to carry on in Chuck Silcox's shoes. Of course, every one of them tried mightily to convince them that they were definitely the next Chuck.
Somehow, I don't think anyone but Gary Hogan came close to being a convincing speaker on that subject. The master of ceremonies, Sherryl Cornelius, said that in reality, nobody, in her view, could fill those shoes.
