O'Connor-target-Rauterkus

==Background==
===2001===
* In the race for mayor in 2001, the leading challenger, Bob O'Connor, had a platform of sorts. 
Bob's slogan was, "This is home." That was a cute slogan but made for a thin platform.
===Reply from Mark Rauterkus===
* Critical summary of the O'Connor platform: "If you don't know where you want to go, any road will take you there." 
At the outset of the 2001 campaign, Bob O'Connor had a 30-point lead. Every time he would speak in public, and I heard him as much as anyone else on the campaign trails, he would loose voters from his camp.