Lisa Deeley Should Stay In The Race

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Lisa Deeley has worked tirelessly for Rhawnhurst, she should stay in the race so that the people of Rhawnhurst have a friend in Harrisburg. The way it looks now is that Sabatina Sr. has been trying for years to get his candidate and it looks like he found him...

Our friends over at Politics Philly http://www.politicsphilly.com/node/135 have taken a look at this already as well...

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LISA DEELEY will reopen some old wounds next year if she persists on a path to run for the state House seat being vacated by her boss, state Rep. Alan Butkovitz.
Butkovitz is the Democratic nominee for city controller. He's a strong favorite to win in November. A win means his Northeast Philadelphia seat goes vacant in January.
The People Who Run the City have already decided that John Sabatina Jr., 34, an assistant district attorney and son of John Sabatina Sr., should fill the seat.
Sabatina Sr. is leader of the powerful 56th Ward. He is feared, not loved. That is what you want if you are in politics.
Labor leader John Dougherty, a former Sabatina foe, is chairman of the committee to draft Sabatina Jr. Dougherty is a 2007 mayoral hopeful, and having Sabatina on his team is a must.
Even though Deeley, 38, has served as Butkovitz's top constituent-services aide for 12 years, he too is expected to back young Sabatina.
Labor leader Pat Gillespie is on board and labor leader Sam Staten is expected.
The old wounds stem from Deeley's attempt to seize control of Sabatina Sr.'s ward a few years ago. Sabatina, for his part, tried to get her fired.
Deeley thinks the "Draft Sabatina" committee is "ridiculous because everyone knows he's going to run."
She says she's looking to challenge Sabatina Jr. in next May's primary, "because there's been a groundswell of support that is compelling me to keep my options open."
Deeley lunched with Dougherty at Chickie's and Pete's on Monday. Neither would disclose the nature of the discussion, but Clout thinks it may be the first step toward an offer.
The offer, of course, would be one that Deeley can't refuse. One that would cause her to skip a primary battle in exchange for a job she might like.
Dougherty would only say, "They are two very talented people and I'd like to see both John and Lisa stay in the political arena. I believe you'll ultimately get some kind of resolution there."