The Weekly Dirt: The battle royale to be Miami’s next mayor

The Miami mayor’s race is a muddled mess.  Early voting is in full swing for Miami’s Nov. 4 election, and 13 candidates are sprinting across the city to drum up support in one of the most wide-open races in more than decade.  The contenders feature seven relative newcomers to Miami’s political scene, and six veterans of the city’s cutthroat election cycles. Major players in the real estate industry are primarily lining up behind Miami city commissioner Joe Carollo and Miami-Dade County commissioner Eileen Higgins. But a few prominent developers and investors are throwing their support to ex-Miami City Manager Emilio […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.