The Anchorage mayor’s race just lost one of its left-leaning candidates for the April 6, 2021 election.
Eric Croft, a former Assembly member, said with too many “moderates” in the field, he feels the Left is set up for handing the mayor’s office to a conservative.
“As I look around at the crowded field of candidates running alongside me, I fear that we are losing sight of the end goal. I fear that we are setting ourselves up to fight the wrong fight today, only to lose the fight that really matters tomorrow. There are five reasonable, forward-thinking candidates running for Mayor,” he said in his resignation statement, not naming who they are in his mind. Likely Forrest Dunbar and Bill Falsey are at least two whom he considers moderate. Bill Evans may also be on his list of moderates.
“Whoever does make it to the runoff will likely be broke or close to it by that time. This is a recipe for disaster. It sets the stage to elect one of two extreme and inexperienced right-wing candidates, who will take Anchorage backwards,” he wrote, probably referring to Dave Bronson and Mike Robbins, both who are conservative candidates who are gaining traction in Anchorage.
“I am convinced that none of these other candidates will withdraw from the race. I am also convinced that if no one does, we will be making a dangerous mistake. We must start with the end goal in mind. It is for that reason that I am making the tough decision to withdraw as a candidate for Mayor in 2021.”
