Phil, don't pay any attention to youthgonewild, he is clearly living in a land of counfusion.
There is nothing wrong with being concerned about a bad political climate. And things are not particularly good right now. I'm confident that it will improve, as it did in 2002 and 2004, but we should never be overconfident. Bad things happen to good people all the time.
And, while I admire Laffey as an excellent Mayor, it's legitimate to be concerned about his electability. He has the potential to exceed expectations, but whether he'll do that remains to be seen.