In a social media post on Sunday evening, lifelong Democrat and Kamala Harris supporter David Silverstein, a candidate for Mountain Brook City Council, made a last-ditch plea to win Republican voters in his bid to unseat conservative incumbent Gerald Garner in Tuesday's election.

The letter begins, "Re: As Lifelong Republicans and Conservatives, We Want to Set the Record Straight."

It is a far cry from campaign endorsements that Silverstein touted in 2023 when he ran against Mike Bolin for the Jefferson County Commission. During that race and in its aftermath, Silverstein made his partisanship a central part of his campaign, sending mailers featuring the support of Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and former U.S. Senator Doug Jones.

The Sunday dispatch began, "City Council is not Washin

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