Wow. Linda, maybe you should ask for hand recount of the Youth Vote ballots, just to ensure the accuracy of the results. Don't despair, the Truth is Out There.
If you have a chance, pick up a Youth Vote guide. When you get beyond the canned essays that the candidates write you can learn some really interesting stuff. For example, according to the guide, Peter Mac's and Joe Erickson's favorite movies include "The Godfather, II." I'm amazed nobody's making THAT a campaign issue...because it is for me. Come on...FAVORITE movie? Would either of you be offended if I sent you my copy of "Psycho" or "Moulin Rouge" (two of my favorites)? Seriously, I think Youth Vote is a GREAT thing for encouraging civic discussions in kids. I can't tell you the numbers of kids I talked to who really considered who they were voting for in their mock election. I think a great many of them actually read through the materials and made an informed decision. Absent actually allowing young people to vote in elections which affect them (an issue which bears some discussion I think), I can't think of a better way of teaching kids how to be good citizens than this one. That said, my prediction is that Lucky Rosenblom (sp?) will come in first in the Youth Vote school board race, and Audrey Johnson or Colleen Moriarity (my money's on Colleen) will come in second. Anybody else want to venture a guess? Patrick Dinkytown Message: 10 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 16:36:51 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Youth Vote 2002 We have just learned that (unlike other election years) the results of the youth vote sponsored by the Youth Coordinating Board (a City office) will not be publicized until after the election. Could be that certain candidates (ie., Greens, Doug Mann) did better than was hoped? Linda Mann ===== -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Patrick Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] TEL:612.379.4722 AIM:a11235patrick MSN:patrickepeterson -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
