Sanford: With Herenton on the mayoral ballot, voters must ask, ‘Would we? Should we?’
Willie Herenton jokes with the crowd at the opening of his campaign headquarters in the Southgate Shopping Center July 15, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
“I consider the former mayor, who was elected five times, the most pivotal player in this year’s election for a couple of reasons.”
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