In 12-8 at 6pm I was the 857th voter. On 11/8/05, Dyna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there an election today? Coulda fooled me- I've never seen > so little enthusiasm for even a municipal election in this once fair > city. I was out doing visibility during evening rush hour and saw > little campaign activity. Even in the 5th ward, where one would > expect the candidates supporters to be fighting on street corners, > there was silence but for the usual out of control traffic and gang > activity. No traffic congestion in front of any polling places > though, and plenty of parking with no waiting inside. > > Back in my home ward 3, precinct 9, I was the 140th voter at > 6 pm. This precinct had about 350 voters in 2001 without a seriously > contested council race, and had nearly 1000 voters in 2004. > > Predictions- with this low a turnout, expect surprises... And > all bets are off! > > hangin' on in Hawthorne, > > Dyna Sluyter > 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. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: > http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > 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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