Friendly Chats And Strong Implications

By Kleinheider Posted on July 18, 2009 at 6:50 pm

A.C. Wharton is not telling anyone to get out of the race for Memphis Mayor:

Last week, Wharton met privately with Shelby County Commissioner James Harvey, who has already declared his candidacy in the special election.

Harvey said the meeting didn’t change his mind, at least for now, about running. And Harvey said he was unimpressed by Wharton’s pitch in a report on The Daily News blog.

That and other reports prompted Wharton to issue a statement late Thursday saying he is meeting with “candidates and non-candidates alike – to share my plans and vision for the future prosperity of the city.”

“At no point during any of my talks and conversations, however, have I asked any individual to not enter the Memphis mayor’s race or to leave the race if they have already committed to run,” Wharton said. “Also, I have not offered any candidate or any business or community leader anything other than an opportunity to share in my hopeful vision for our great city.”

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