Nutter to get behind Bass in 8th District Council race

Sources have confirmed with City Paper that Mayor Michael Nutter is going to back Cindy Bass in the race for Eighth District Councilperson.

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Nutter to get behind Bass in 8th District Council race

POSTED: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 2:46 PM
Filed Under: Elections | ElectionEar

Sources have confirmed with City Paper that Mayor Michael Nutter is going to back Cindy Bass in the race for Eighth District Councilperson.

A press release sent out this morning hinted at the possibility, noting that Nutter would join Bass for a "major campaign announcement" at Wired Beans Cafe this Saturday.

This follows this morning's news that Robin Tasco, one of Bass' opponents, says that she recieved threats from one of Bass' campaign workers. On G-Town's Morning Feed today, Tasco said this call was placed by Steve Vaughn, who was found guilty of corruption in 2005. He was also once on the board of Germantown Settlement, a now-defunct community development corporation that received millions in public dollars for years, yet persistently defaulted on loans and left properties abandoned.

According to NewsWorks, Bass confirmed that Vaughn is working for her, but said she wasn't aware of Tasco and Vaughn speaking.

This article is part of our new, expanded coverage of this year's exciting election season. Grab this link for more "ElectionEar" pieces and look for the new column in our print edition.

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