I add my voice to the chorus and thank all the candidates from the
bottom of my heart. It takes a lot courage to put your name forth as a
candidate and win or lose you deserve respect and thanks. Without you
our democracy would be hollow indeed.
Now that we have results I notice that despite a great crop of
candidates the turnout was pathetic. Local election results hang on
every vote yet only seven Wards could muster 5,000 folks at the polls.
Out of 228,538 registered voters only 70,987 decided the contests in
their area were important enough to make their opinions known. Assuming
approximate equity in registrations there are 17,580 voters in each
Ward. In the inner core where government's impact is probably most
heavily felt the turnout was the lowest. In Wards 3, 5, and 6 barely
3,000 folks voted! What is up with this?
We, the opinion leaders of the city must take responsibility for this
failure. We, the most connected and knowledgeable about the city and
its workings must commit to changing this. Minneapolis can be great but
we must lead in every area including voter turnout. Even New York City
had a higher turnout that we did in Minneapolis. Of course Bloomberg
did spend over $65,000,000 dollars. How did that compare with what RT &
Peter spent? Guys?
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In cooperation,
Erik Riese
Seward US@:
A great place to live, work, learn, create and play.
(612) 724-3217
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