Zaleski writes, "Both the potential for and the appearance of conflict of interest would be front and center should Roers Jones become mayor. It’s inevitable, even if everything possible were done to avoid it."
Zaleski writes, "Becker, up to now an appropriately obscure legislator with an undistinguished record, has emerged as leader of a movement that has evolved from a noisome sideshow into a purposefully divisive political threat."