Ted for Mayor?

We think we wrote that headline before, but it's sort of news today. There's some buzz in the post below, but here's a centralized spot for the conversation.

The Telegram has a story today with City Councilor Ted DeSalvatore saying he's running for something this fall, but he isn't sure what. Could be mayor. Could be council. Could be, apparently, some early trips to New Hampshire to run for president.

The rumors of DeSalavatore running for mayor have been non-stop since last summer, and they're dying any time soon. Based on the Telegram story, he's not exactly trying to stop the rumors, either. Throw in the "Team to Elect DeSalvatore" and this party scheduled for later in the month, and how can you ignore the rumor.

Based on the story, it looks like DeSalvatore is concentrating on crime, taxes and Unitil for whatever office he's running for. All three play well, but all three come with unique challenges.

DeSalvatore isn't a fan of Police Chief Edward Cronin, and getting rid of him could be a messy process. We'll simply good luck on lowering property taxes (or even "stabilizing" them). As for Unitil, are there options? Here's a make-or-break question: If another company took over for Unitil, would they be allowed to use current infrastructure, or would they have to drop their own lines? I don't know the answer, but if it's the second option, fuggetabbodit.

All that said, DeSalvatore has a nice, long story written about him maybe running for mayor, with no other candidate -- even the incumbent -- mentioned. That's a pretty tasty hit for him.