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CincyDem

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1. Not sure if it's ohio or just common for these elections.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2018, 06:54 PM

May 2018

Cincinnati's mayor (a total dweeb) got elected in an election with 16.5% turnout. And it was close. So 8.25% of registered voters put him in office.

Welcome to democracy...it belongs to those who show up.

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May 9th 2018 Election: Cuyahoga County voter turnout at 19.5 percent [View all] Auggie May 2018 OP

Not sure if it's ohio or just common for these elections. CincyDem May 2018 #1

Sounds like very good news with 2-1 democrats to Republucans Tiggeroshii May 2018 #2