Pattern In Sheriff Candidates

Hey Wasn't That Poll Started Before Cornman Got In The Race And Even Completed Before His Anouncement Came Out In The Paper. I Would Be Curious If There Would Be Any Difference Now That We Have A More In The Race And They Have Announced In The Paper.

Hey Wasn't That Poll Started Before Cornman Got In The Race And Even Completed Before His Anouncement Came Out In The Paper. I Would Be Curious If There Would Be Any Difference Now That We Have A More In The Race And They Have Announced In The Paper.

He was listed on the poll.

To all concerned:
I am NOT tied to anyone. I am not a favorite at the Sheriff's office for obvious reasons.
I am running for this position because I believe I am the best man for the job. Favoritism will not be tolerated. I am a fair person and will treat my employees with the respect they deserve. Look closely at the candidates . It will be a tough decision to make, but in the next few months you will come to realize who you want to represent you as the Sheriff of Walton County. I believe the people of Walton County have been deceived long enough. Put the right person in the job; one who knows the laws, who will uphold those laws no matter who it affects. I have lived with these codes of ethics and standards for over 30 years. Once again look at your candidates.
Thanks,
Rick

Hello again,
I would like to address the concerns some of you have with a conspiracy to have Sheriff Johnson re-elected and the thoughts that the candidates have ties to him. I agree with WaltonGOP(RN is that you) it depends on who you talk to as what conspiracy might be thought. I think every issue or situation could have a conspiracy thought, if you allow it. Personally, I can tell you that I am not a part of any conspiracy to have Johnson or anyone else re-elected. My focus and concern is to work hard on my campaign to get TONY CORNMAN elected as your next sheriff. As far as ties to Johnson goes...yes I do know Johnson through my law enforcement profession, do we talk on a regular basis, NO. As a matter of fact, out of courtesy I attempted to contact him to let him know that I was running for sheriff. I left two messages for him and he did not return my calls...so no I would not say that I have close ties to Johnson. I do have ties to the Walton County Sheriff's Office as that is where I began my Law enforcemnt career over 25 years ago.

OK, well then... What are your feelings, opinions of the following:

1) The firing of the two pregnant deputies?

2) The mismanagement of funds (as referenced in numerous articles)?

3) The level of current leadership (high ranking officers) that currently lead our department?

Please respond.

To all concern citizens of Walton Conuty.
Just to let you know that I am not and never will be part of an conspiracy to help any candiddate get re-elected or elected. I am in this race for the people and will be a community Sheriff who cares for the citizens safety,respect and concerns. Yes I did work under Sheriff Johnson for five years before leaving in May 2005 to persue my dreams of becoming a Sheriff who will enforce the laws fairly, but at the same work with the citizens to make our county a safer place to live, work and play.
Thanks J. Macon

Jimmy, I know you are not part of any conspiracy, your moral back ground is too strong. I do question why Ralph has let both you and Rick Brown go out on your own basically untouched. Perhaps he realizes that you and others are only helping to get him re-elected.

Jimmy, I know you are not part of any conspiracy, your moral back ground is too strong. I do question why Ralph has let both you and Rick Brown go out on your own basically untouched. Perhaps he realizes that you and others are only helping to get him re-elected.

This constant harping on the number of candidates is getting sort of stale. Last time I checked this was a free country with free elections and anyone can run who wants to. Would any of us really want a candidate who did not think they were best for the job and willing to work hard to get elected? Of course any of the candidates (and their supporters) would like to get ole ralphie in a race by themselves, but that is not going to happen, so let um all work hard for our vote and may the best one win. I am positive of one thing, that excludes ralphie.

Two more bit dogs hollering!

Do all these candidates want Ralph out or do they just want to sit in Ralphie's chair or some Captains chair in Ralphie's next administration.

You ever worked for Ralphie - you are not my candidate! I know the real reason you are running.

This is an exact repeat of Ralphie's strategy for victory 4 years ago - it worked then and it's going to work again unless people wake up.

Two more bit dogs hollering!

Do all these candidates want Ralph out or do they just want to sit in Ralphie's chair or some Captains chair in Ralphie's next administration.

You ever worked for Ralphie - you are not my candidate! I know the real reason you are running.

This is an exact repeat of Ralphie's strategy for victory 4 years ago - it worked then and it's going to work again unless people wake up.

I agree 50% with what you are saying. The splitting of the vote is a very real posibility and it could get the incumbant re-elected, that much is true. Now as to certain individuals running to effectively support the incumbant, with promises of leadership positions in wait, I do not think several of the candidates would even consider accepting a position under Ralph. However, you do bring up a good point... As for the people who feel that harping on the split vote issue is a moot point, think again. This is a very real concern and the more the % split, the better chance an incumbant has to get re-elected on the basis of ignorance. An uneducated, uninformed voter will be more likely to vote for an incumbant than a new candidate.

This is why I had posted numerous entries months ago about educating the voter. Spread the word, if you (as I am) are disgusted with the current administration and all of their mis-steps be it financial, ethical or otherwise. The focus of this 2008 Sheriff's Election should be moving Walton County forward, not backward.

As I understand it, there is more on the horizon when it comes to additional "mis-steps".

Hey, I agree with the premise, more candidates equal better chance for an incumbent. I also think that any of these guys can beat ralphie one on one. Therein lies the problem. They all want to be sheriff and understand this is their chance of a lifetime. This is also an unusual election because you have an incumbent who is unusually weak. It would probably take around 10 candidates in the race for ralphie to have a chance because he cannot get over 10% of the vote. There are simply not enough ignorant people out there for him to get more.

Two more bit dogs hollering!

Do all these candidates want Ralph out or do they just want to sit in Ralphie's chair or some Captains chair in Ralphie's next administration.

You ever worked for Ralphie - you are not my candidate! I know the real reason you are running.

This is an exact repeat of Ralphie's strategy for victory 4 years ago - it worked then and it's going to work again unless people wake up.

So you want a three man race with adkinson, cornman and ralphie huh? Are you also saying that people like Quinn, chapman, and baker ran last time because they wanted to HELP ralphie? If you think that I have some property to sell you at a reasonable price.:rofl:I think sconiers and wise can be important factors in this race, they were at one time part of ralphies inner circle and can tell us even more about what really goes on. Only thing better would be if we can get farris in as well, he knows plenty I bet.

I want someone for Sheriff that can efficently run this department - not someone that can tell me where all of Ralph's skeleton are. I am sure they will eventually come to light.

Wise is another of Ralph's trained men (the apple doesn't fall far from the tree) and Cornman has spent twenty years counting tax stamps on cigarettes and liquor bottles and lives in another county. Oh yeah - he has also spent twenty years preparing himself wanting to move back to Walton County. Give me a break.

I am sure they are both fine men - simply not qualified for the job.

We need an electible candidate and the unqualified no matter how nice need to get out of the way. The objective is simple - get Ralph Johnson out of office and replace him with someone that can and will manage the operations in a cost effective manner that remains approachable and accountable to the citizens of Walton County.

Wile:

Could you please tell me which of these pre-filed candidates are in your opinion electible and qualified:

Michael A. Adkinson, Jr.
Richard S. Brown
Tony Cornman
Bill Imfeld ( Inactive)
Ralph L. Johnson
Jimmy L. Macon
Joshua M. Sconiers
Dennis Wise

to have a chance because he cannot get over 10% of the vote. There are simply not enough ignorant people out there for him to get more.

Boy are you going to be in for a surprise.

Two more bit dogs hollering!

Do all these candidates want Ralph out or do they just want to sit in Ralphie's chair or some Captains chair in Ralphie's next administration.

You ever worked for Ralphie - you are not my candidate! I know the real reason you are running.

This is an exact repeat of Ralphie's strategy for victory 4 years ago - it worked then and it's going to work again unless people wake up.

How many of these candidates do you know personally? None, evidently. :nono1:

The only reason RJ won in 2004 (besides Miramar Beach and absentees) is that the former incumbant joined the race - and you CAN'T tell me QMc is a Johnson supporter.

btw...oh hail, never mind.

How many of these candidates do you know personally? None, evidently. :nono1:

The only reason RJ won in 2004 (besides Miramar Beach and absentees) is that the former incumbant joined the race - and you CAN'T tell me QMc is a Johnson supporter.

You are trying to hang the win on one person. I think Coyote is trying to point out the overall effect. This is a problem without a run-off primary, but I do not see those coming back until the budget woes get straight in Taxahassee.

I know and have talked with 6 of the 8.

Haven't traveled to Bay county - why should I ?

Haven't ever talked to Brown either. But I have talked to his boss many times.

Ralph will get 15-20% of the vote from people that vote for incumbents.

Take the other 80-85% divided them amoung 7 announced candidate and surprise "He's Back". None of them will get 20% +1 individually.

I know and have talked with 6 of the 8.

Haven't traveled to Bay county - why should I ?

Haven't ever talked to Brown either. But I have talked to his boss many times.

Ralph will get 15-20% of the vote from people that vote for incumbents.

Take the other 80-85% divided them amoung 7 announced candidate and surprise "He's Back". None of them will get 20% +1 individually.

That poll that was ran on waltonsun.com for the last couple of weeks put Adkinson at 60%. I here he has already raised over $15K. Of course no way of knowing until the reports in April, but if that is the case..........

Personally, I wish them all luck. I am really interested in seeing how someone runs a race with that many candidates and is able to define themselves in such a way that they win a majority. Incumbents always have a heck of a head start. So it is going to be interesting.

That poll that was ran on waltonsun.com for the last couple of weeks put Adkinson at 60%. I here he has already raised over $15K. Of course no way of knowing until the reports in April, but if that is the case..........

Personally, I wish them all luck. I am really interested in seeing how someone runs a race with that many candidates and is able to define themselves in such a way that they win a majority. Incumbents always have a heck of a head start. So it is going to be interesting.

Discovered this afternoon that another person is thinking about running, as an independent. Wanted to tell him please don't eff this up more than it already is, but there were children around.

Heck, I'm starting to wonder what would happen if I threw my bra into the ring. Maybe Fuzz can cut his long-range plan short and go ahead and run too! Let's see how many people we can possibly fit onto the ballot. It's already shot anyway.

Discovered this afternoon that another person is thinking about running, as an independent. Wanted to tell him please don't eff this up more than it already is, but there were children around.

Heck, I'm starting to wonder what would happen if I threw my bra into the ring. Maybe Fuzz can cut his long-range plan short and go ahead and run too! Let's see how many people we can possibly fit onto the ballot. It's already shot anyway.

Then we can say, "she's the sheriff."

You guys are really freaked out by the mere prospect that ralphie will get reelected. That cannot happen! What should scare everyone is that none of these guys appear to be all that strong in the public and none are overwhelmingly qualified. So we will probably trade one set of problems for another. And the number of candidates already in would seem to exclude anyone else from entering, although stranger things have happened. Right now I would rank the relative strength of the candidates as:

1. adkinson
2. wise
3. cornman
4. johnson
5 sconiers
6. brown
7. macon

It will be interesting to see how they finish, but none are particularly outstanding at this point. Last time the field was much more distinguished and qualified. (Quinn, chapman, baker, mckee)

It will be interesting to see how they finish, but none are particularly outstanding at this point. Last time the field was much more distinguished and qualified. (Quinn, chapman, baker, mckee)

Interesting list. I would have thought either Quinn, Bill, Tom, Billy or McMillian, Chapman, Baker, McKee.

Ok, I've had it. It's official. I am running. I am running for the county line. :funn:

Ok, I've had it. It's official. I am running. I am running for the county line. :funn:

We NEED you.....throw your hat in the ring!!!!!!

Interesting list. I would have thought either Quinn, Bill, Tom, Billy or McMillian, Chapman, Baker, McKee.

Nothing interesting, I like Quinn.