Progressive Politics from Memphis
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To recount or not? and a whole lot more
Update:Dist. 10 candidate Martavius Jones sent the following after I published this post: Hello Steve, I just wanted to share with you that my calculations included the absentee and early voting numbers provided by the Shelby County Election Commission. I received 937 votes in early voting and Mr. Milton received 917. The time may seem…
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Regarding Henri…
How the Messenger killed the message… and perhaps her political fortunes as well I’ve done everything in my power to avoid writing this post. I’ve used my 3rd shift work schedule, and day sleeper status to rationalize the lack of time I have for such an issue. I’ve avoided as many media accounts as possible…
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Looking back, looking forward…
The Election that barely was, and the election to come Before I begin, I want to congratulate all the candidates who ran in the Democratic and Republican primaries that just concluded. Your desire to serve your community is admirable, whether we agree on the specifics or not. As a candidate in recovery (potentially backsliding maybe…
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Election Day Storify
Got something to say about the Shelby County May Primary? Add the hashtag #Shelby2014 to your tweet and I’ll include it here. Take pictures of the lines, or lack thereof…or just give a general comment. I’ll include them all (keep it PG-13). I’ll be updating off and on all day. [View the story “Shelby County…
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Election Day – Go Vote!
The polls are open Shelby County. You’ve got 12 hours (7am to 7pm) to go get your vote on at your regular voting location. Don’t make an excuse. I’ll look at who participated then call you out personally and publicly when you write a whiny post on Facebook or a letter to the editor (people…
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Some notes on Early Voting numbers
Early voting is over and the numbers are in. The newspapers (here, here, and here) reporting that Early Voting turnout is a dismal 15% less than in 2010. The question they never even approach is why? Days before the first day of Early Voting at Satellite locations, Democratic Candidates Henri Brooks and Deidre Malone charged…