Carolyn Goodman to kick off mayoral campaign

Some pundits have already made Carolyn Goodman a prohibitive favorite to succeed husband Oscar Goodman as the mayor of Las Vegas. She’s decided to run the race anyway.

Not to rain on the Goodman parade, but I think she’ll need to spend every waking minute working between now and the April primary to defeat a competitive field.

For her part, mayoral challenger Chris Giunchigliani has run 10 races (eight Assembly and two County Commission) and never lost. Mayoral candidate Larry Brown has split time between the City Council and County Commission for the past 14 years – and has yet to lose a race. City Councilman Steve Ross has less experience, but is also undefeated.

Not that they can’t be beaten. But this sprint of a political campaign is just breaking out of the starting blocks.

Carolyn Goodman’s campaign kickoff is set for 5 p.m. Friday at her headquarters at 3828 Meadows Lane. Open the public. Sandwiches, sodas, and some guy with a martini glass and a grin walking around with absolutely nothing to do.