RE: MAYORAL FIELD

Adam, interesting to hear, but I’m not sure that’s news. Nobody, including D in our June story on the mayoral race, “Dead in the Water,” has truly considered fast-rising State Rep. Anchia a candidate for Dallas mayor in 2007, and he told me exactly that when I talked to him last spring. Some columnists have been trial-ballooning him for their own agendas, but it’s a nonstarter. Always has been.

Anchia may be a mayoral option for 2011, and likely would take it in a cakewalk if he wanted, but most no-b.s. political observers here think that he will have bigger fish to fry in terms of political office. That could mean state or national. As it did with Ron Kirk, a mayoral stint might prove politically fatal–at least until there’s a strong mayor set-up in place. Anchia’s a smart guy; he’ll make the right call.