Robin Dalton, the current Saratoga Springs Commissioner
of Public Safety has no ‘home’. Ms.
Dalton, whose job performance has been terrible since being sworn into office
last year has been a dismal failure. OK,
we’ll give her a bit of slack for it being a COVID 19 year but some things have
been very lax in her job duties.
However, she sure does like getting interviewed.
Last year when the City had whatever you want to call
those protests which caused major problems and counter protests against a march
backing the police and BLM troublemakers laying in the road at 10 at night,
Dalton didn’t back up her department at all and for a few of the protests was
even out of State on vacation, yes during a time we were all told not to travel
However, this doesn’t address anything about losing her ‘home’. In 2019 Dalton ran as a Republican and won
the race defeating Kendell Hicks. She
then bypassed any Republican who wanted the Deputy’s position and instead gave
the job to one of the top Democrats in Saratoga Springs. Also, it is worth noting that the Republican
Dalton ran as a trifecta along with Democrats Kelly and Madigan.
In the 2021 election Kelly and Madigan have announced
they will not run for election but I don’t trust Madigan not to run for another
position as an Independent.
Dalton has announced she is running as an Independent
saying she has nothing in common with Republicans and hasn’t for years. The truth is the Republicans were likely to
primary her and the Democrat Party won’t touch her so if she wants to run it
has to be as an Independent.
So, the question is will the lack of Party support and a
dismal job performance be enough to win with Independent (No Party)
designation? The fastest growing political affiliation of
registered voters in the City and the County is the Independent or No Party
line.
The other question is, will she even run for Public
Safety or is she waiting for her fans to talk her into running for Mayor?
As your Captain, I say throw her overboard.
