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@ trouncing

Let's run some numbers:

McDuffie got 4,085 votes.
Ward 5 has 74,308 residents, 60,586 of whom are registered to vote (not bad actually).
He got 6.7% of registered voters , and 5,4% of Ward 5 residents.
Turn out was roughly 15% of registered voters, and 12% of residents.

That is a pathetic outcome for a supposedly democratic process. The people have not been heard (or did not bother to be heard); just a few got their way.

Nevertheless, to call this is a "trouncing" is somewhat overstating the facts. This was another hidden election where very few people bothered to show up, and it can not be taken as a serious poll of the people.

by Jasper on May 16, 2012 9:26 am • link • report

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