Category: elections
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The Saga for City Council District 1
The Memphis City Council is struggling to fill the vacated District 1 seat. The way the vote went down leaves room for a lot of questions, and suspicion.
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Ambition, Race and Politics in TN-09
Can ambition or race potentially unseat Steve Cohen in future contests for the TN-09 Congressional seat in 2020? Probably not.
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Blue Wave Washes Over Shelby
The August 2018 Shelby County election brought a blue wave to County government. Here’s a shout out to the candidates and a look to the future.
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Last Day of Early Voting
Today, Saturday, July 28th is the last day of early voting in the August 2nd election. So far, the Election Commission reports that just over 63,000 people have voted early (through Thursday). You too can be a member of this exclusive club (less than 12% of voters). There are 26 locations open today (Calvary Episcopal…
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A personal apology to Dr. George Flinn, his family, and campaign
I’ve been writing here for nearly 12 years. In that time, I’ve gotten a lot of things right, and a lot of things wrong. One thing I’ve tried to do, is stay on the right side of right as much as possible. But mistakes happen. And that’s what happened this morning when I wrote this…
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Updated: George Flinn Attacks Kustoff Using Jewish Stereotypes
This post has been updated to reflect new revelations about the mailer sent out by George Flinn. The original assertions have been retracted.