As I look at the ward on the map, it occurs to me that the CM comes from east of the river because the NE voters turn out on election day. Maybe the North voters consider downtown politics too boring to spend their time on it. That's why the poorer parts of America have so little influence. They think political participation is for other people. Not to say they don't have SOME reasons for such beliefs (the rampant buying of government by the rich being one), but voter groups who seldom show up at the polls are safely ignored in politics. We don't generally turn people away in this part of the country, but we don't hunt them down and force them to vote, either.
===== ===== Jim Mork----Cooper Neighborhood "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God"--Matthew 5:9 United for Peace http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
