michael "fluffer" nutter

nice going, philly journalists.

all those endorsements helped mike nutter rise from No. 4 to No. 1 in the compelling five-way race for philly mayor.

he had the brains but not the charisma, so he needed help from the media people who had observed his work in City Council.

the nearly unanimous endorsements -- plus a charming TV commercial with his daughter -- carried Nutter past two U.S. congressmen and a free-spending millonaire candidate in the last three weeks of campaigning.

in a Democrat-dominated city, he can't lose the general election.

I'm not a philly voter or Nutter worker. Just an old scribe who likes to see effective journalism.