Energized by his win Tuesday, Mayor-elect Paul Soglin on Wednesday met with Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and city managers and started to forge his early agenda. Cieslewicz, coming to terms with a loss that denied a third, four-year term, said he faced a “perfect storm” in his re-election bid. He said he faced the only challenger capable of beating him, had lost key support on the Isthmus over his advocacy for the Edgewater hotel redevelopment and was hurt by lower-than-expected turnout from younger voters around UW-Madison.
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