If this has already been covered on the list during the election post mortem, I apologize in advance, however, the latest edition of "Politics in Minnesota" has a good analysis of the turnout in wealth wards and poor wards. It will be interesting to see if Mayor Rybak and others at City Hall are successful in engaging the poorer wards in the electoral process. Bill Dooley (Kenny) "The most telling (and disturbing) trend the DFL and the Mayor need to correct in 2006 and in future elections, is the stark contrast in turnout between the wealthier wards and the poor wards. Ironically, it was the poorer wards that had the most competitive races, especially those in Wards 5 and 6, and, percentage-wise, turnout was in the low twenties. The "middle income" wards, with competitive races like Wards 2, 5, 10, had a little higher turnout in the mid to high twenty percent. The "wealthier" wards, with only two competitive races (Wards 12 and 13) and two races without much competition at all, Wards 7 and 11 (Lisa Goodman and Scott Benson respectively) had very high turnout comparatively, in the mid thirties, percentage-wise. These numbers show there is still a major challenge in connecting all parts of Minneapolis with City Hall, something we suspect Mayor Rybak will see as a priority in his second term, and something all Democrats need to improve in future races." REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list.
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