Don't fall for the spin: The elections in Lake Worth weren't 'all about the money'. Don't be manipulated into believing that is true.

Here, very simply, is the fact why Mayor Triolo, Vice Mayor Maxwell, and Commissioner Amoroso raised the amounts of money they did leading up to the March 15th elections: They were presented with a very real threat and had to deal with it seriously.

The Anarchists in early January threatened to bring in other Anarchists from all over the U.S. and, in effect, stage a coup d'état against the majority on the City Commission using protests, other unspecified tactics, and forcing PBSO to make arrests of many of them. They framed this all as an innocent "musical"; you can read all about that using this link.

Seating for the 'musical' was to be "based on willingness to risk arrest. Hurrah!"

The 'musical' never happened.

Now put yourself in the shoes of Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell early this year. What was he supposed to do? Ignore the Anarchists? Maxwell did what he had to do: He went on the offensive and fought back with every tool at his disposal. And one of those tools was fundraising. And he did that very well, indeed.

Now some want you to believe that Maxwell, Mayor Triolo, and Commissioner Amoroso won just because they raised more money then their opponents. Hogwash.

Meet the Anarchist candidate Ryan Hartman:

Pretty convincing, isn't it?

Note that the Hartman above is very different from the Hartman that appeared at a City Commission meeting packed with his comrades (watch video below). He treated the City Commission to a terribly rude performance over his primary issue, the homeless, and this is after all the work the City had done to help all the homeless people here in the City:
What do you think now? Was the election in Lake Worth "all about the money"? Of course not. Don't let the press, media, and anyone else try to convince you otherwise.