steveberke

The obvious answer: 'cause I'm the best candidate. But, to give you a little history, let me begin by saying that I got involved in politics by accident. I made a few political music video parodies on Youtube, and, before I knew it, I was being called an "activist." One of my friends thought it would be "funny" if I ran for mayor, and in 2011, I announced my candidacy for Mayor of Miami Beach. It started off as a joke, but then, as I was doing my homework, I started discovering how the political sausage was made, and I knew I had to change course and become a serious candidate. That wasn't an easy task, since I was a comedian, and I had already put out a few satirical campaign videos. But, as the 2011 election approached, we changed the tone of my campaign and finished in 2nd (out of 4 candidates) garnering nearly 30% of the vote on election day. I lost to the two-term popular incumbent mayor, Matti Bower. Mayor Bower is currently serving her third and final term, and thus, the mayor's seat is now open. As you may or may not know, it is very difficult to unseat an incumbent, so the competition for this seat became fierce. It was only after a near billionaire had entered the race, did I decide that I had to run again, and prevent my hometown from being bought. The man's name is Levine, and the best way to describe him would be if Mitt Romney and Mr. Burns had a bastard love child. But, getting back to your question, I'm the only honest candidate in the race, and I pride myself on 100% total transparency. My opponents continue to launch vicious attack ads through anonymous organizations (ECO's and PAC's), and then deny that they had anything to do with them. That's complete bullshit, and it's an example of how a politician will outright lie to your face. I will never hide behind an ECO or a PAC, and I will always tell the truth, even if I know it will hurt my candidacy. Oh, and I have a pretty killer plan to build the world's longest urban cable car system, that won't cost our taxpayers a dollar :)

Maybe, if you see me on the street we can try that thing where you fall backwards and see if I catch you?

A really beautiful woman.

I have knocked on thousands of doors (today, I knocked on nearly 100), done voter registration drives, phone banks, etc. I often stand outside of our local grocery store chain (Publix), and talk to people about my platform as I help them with their groceries.

I hate them. Miami Beach is one of the only cities in Dade County where the red light camera system doesn't make the city any money. We barely break even from ours. But, on another note, I actually want to get a full review into rear-end crashes. Around the country, research has shown that while red light cameras prevent side impact accidents, they actually increase the chances of rear end crashes because people often slam on their brakes.