The whispers are bound to get louder about the health of mayoral candidate Gloria Bromell-Tinubu's campaign, now that her top strategist has stepped down. Emmett L. McCord Jr., the former campaign manager who left Bromell-Tinubu's camp last Friday, declines to cite a reason, saying the campaign still owes him money. Anything I built will be dismantled. McCord, the owner of a security services company and a pastor at For Christ's Sake Christian Center, says he will have more to say once his situation is resolved. Bromell-Tinubu says her campaign has simply decided to go a different direction, and that she and McCord have parted ways.
Campaigns do it all the time.
The website for Bromell-Tinubu, a Spelman College economics professor, now lists not a single staffer where two other names besides McCord's were once listed. McCord's departure capped a tough week for Bromell-Tinubu's campaign. Last Wednesday, the Atlanta Labor Council announced it was endorsing one of her opponents, Shirley Clarke Franklin. She cares about working families, but we didn't think she was as viable as Shirley. It's a shame money ends up being a big part of it, but Gloria's campaign is way behind.