I would think Stone is at the point that he would do anything for a paycheck. I am doubtful that his presence says much about the competitiveness or non-competitiveness of the mayoral race.
That being said, in a multi-candidate race that will have (presumably) extremely low turnout, it's important to take seriously the possibility of a surprise. I received a phone survey last night regarding the race. I am assuming it was from the Holt campaign, since I would guess they're the only ones with enough resources to be doing that right now. A large part of the poll was message testing, and from that I have concluded that Holt's campaign believes the main issues will be 1) his response to the pandemic, 2) his leadership of the MAPS 4 process, and 3) fending off attacks from the right on his being a "never Trumper" and supporting the recent infrastructure bill.
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