Bertram de Souza say’s about Jay Williams; “he failed to understand what the....

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Bertram de Souza say's about Jay Williams; "he failed to understand what the opposition was about"

"Election shows true winners, losers"

By Bertram de Souza

"While Williams was persuasive in arguing that a well educated populace is essential to the economic and social well-being of the city, he failed to understand what the opposition was about. No one is against educating the city's young, but a question that the school board has failed to adequately answer is this: How much money does it take to educate an inner city child? "

"The question is prompted by the contention of some critics that it now costs an average of $14,000 to pay for the education of some Youngstown students, whereas the state average is about $5,000."
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This article should echo a warning to all City of Youngstown directed political efforts for future elections. The warning is that no candidate or group should ever depend or bank on the support and endorsement of any elected official to help them win an election.

All political campaigns have structure, time tables, and the ability to coalesce their efforts into two activities. One of the activities is "Voter Persuasion" the other is "Voter Turn Out" and if your campaign can not achieve these two variables then you will lose every time!