Let the Brown-Bashing Begin! Will the Real Michael Brown Please Stand Up!

With one week left before the Democratic Primary, campaigns for At-Large (and their supporters) are out to make sure voters know the distinction.

From campaign website postings, to robo-calls, to prime-time television commercials, opposing campaigns for At-Large member of the City Council are out in full force in the weeks leading up to the September 14 Democratic Primary to make sure that people know that "Michael Brown" is no "Michael Brown".

Michael D. Brown, Shadow Senator, is NOT Michael A. Brown, sitting At-Large city councilman, but the name has been earning the Shadow Senator ward endorsements and votes from those who haven't made the separation between the Senator and his much more popular "name-twin" on the Council.

I saw a commercial a little while back with Council member Michael "The Real Deal" Brown, sitting in a chair warning the voters that "I am not running" in this year's election, "This Michael Brown is". He warned the voters "don't vote for this Michael Brown, vote for Phil Mendelson...".

The homepage for the reelection of Phil Mendelson, the incumbent, scrambling to take back control of the race, flaunts the title, "The Two Michael Browns- Here's what you can do".

Therefore, this looks like what the final days of the At-Large race will be about. "Don't vote Michael Brown".