Link: Evans and Knox try to knock Brady from ballot

Dwight Evans and Tom Knox have jointly filed a challenge to Bob Brady's ballot petitions. They charge that the longtime party chairman failed to disclose a portion of his income on the disclosure form. The challenge appears to have a lot of potential for success, throwing the entire mayor's race in flux.

It's certainly ironic that one of Philadelphia's biggest power brokers is poised to get knocked out by a technicality. Still, Bob Brady should stay on the ballot. He should be judged by the voters.

Here is a little conspiracy theory: Bob Brady wants to be kicked off the ballot. He's looked at the polling and decided that he can't win. A loss would seriously damage his ability to remain chairman of the party. After all, if ward leaders like one thing, they like a winner. This allows him to leave gracefully.