It's over in Birmingham: Patrick Cooper loses
The Birmingham mayoral tallies have run close all night tonight, but William Bell has edged Patrick Cooper by about 3,000 votes.
It was standing room only at Cosmos Sports Bar and Grill in Norwood, where Bell supporters enjoyed live entertainment and periodic vote updates from a disc jockey.
At Old Car Heaven, Cooper supporters gathered among vintage autos as results continued to come in. Among them was Councilwoman Kim Rafferty, whom Cooper supported in her election.
I think Patrick Cooper's loss helps my Google rank more than a Patrick Cooper win would have, but I can't rejoice in any Patrick Coopers' loss. Whatever his politics or success, we are brothers of the same name.
Let us bid farewell to Birmingham's mayoral race the only way we can…
January 20th, 2010 at 12:02 AM
I was hoping that William Bell would win, but I definitely thought that Cooper would win. Patrick Cooper out-spent William Bell by a tons. There were like 20 Patrick Cooper signs for every 1 William Bell sign. Also, there was about 3-4 Cooper TV ads to ever 1 William Bell ads. I also heard Patrick Cooper radio ads, and I didn't hear any William Bell radio ads. I guess being an experienced candidate who has served the city for decades work better than having a ton of money to throw into a campaign.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:11 AM
cheaters and money never prosper! congrats to william bell