Jessamy to concede to Bernstein for State's Attorney
Peter Hermann over at Baltimore Crime Beat reports that Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy will concede her race this afternoon to her primary opponent Gregg Bernstein, according to a source with direct knowledge of her plans. Jessamy has scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. at her campaign headquarters.
Up until this morning, it appeared that Jessamy was getting ready to challenge the voting process even as absentee ballots are being counted. Thursday night, the elections board had counted about 75 percent of those votes.
Bernstein was ahead by 1,363 votes, with more than 2,000 ballots still to be counted.
Jessamy's spokeswoman had alleged that thousands of votes might be missing and her legal team appeared to be gearing up for a challenge. We'll what happens in 90 minutes.
Categories: Candidate Watch 2010, Primaries 2010
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Go gracefully. Be mature. Don't take it personally. Enable yourself to have a life after your tenure.
Posted by: ruth | September 17, 2010 1:00 PM
Attorney Jessamy is an amazing women, and outstadning attorney. It is unfortunate that the voters of Baltimore City do not see this truth. If votes are missing, team Jessamy should fight to the end. Baltimore needs a State's Attorney of character, and pride. Attorney Jessamy has show us her brave, well respected, and admirable colors in and outside of the court room.
FIGHT THEM Attorney Jessamy!
Posted by: Lucy | September 17, 2010 2:13 PM
Well there goes the neighborhood!!! Young black males better be ready to do serious "shelf" time for even the most minor, and in some cases falsely accused, crimes! No rehabilitation, no alternative treatment, just straight prison time, followed by years upon years of parole and probation in order to keep'em trapped in the criminal justice system!
Posted by: MrGiordano | September 17, 2010 3:22 PM
Let's hope this is the beginning of a much needed change in the mechanics and efficacy of Baltimore City government. Patronage, politics, and a lack of accountability have contributed to a conspicuous lack of social and economic progress for decades.
Bernstein struck a chord by promising to "fight crime first" because the most economically productive segments of the city have been woefully under- served by her policies and their regrettable outcomes. I firmly believe this contest revealed the will of the city's tax base as well a its growing distaste for excuses.
Posted by: Nick | September 17, 2010 4:18 PM
I haven't been this happy since the wicked witch of the west melted away.
I can hear Jessamy's last words in office-
"What a world, what a world."
MrGiordano-
Perhaps it is time for all parents to step up and be responsible parents instead of blaming the system. Baltimore needs a strong agressive state's attorney on violent crime, not a state's attorney doubling as a social worker.
Give me a break.
Posted by: john | September 17, 2010 4:36 PM