meanwhile, in arkansas, youngest black mayor elected

[butters]

in a town of around 2,000 people, this 18-year old just got elected: he received 218 votes to his opponent's 139. He campaigned on bringing transport and a grocery store to Earle, improving safety and tearing down old, abandoned buildings. It'll be interesting to see what he can achieve at this tender age and with limited resources.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/1...sedgntp&cvid=e349ebeb032f4bbbcf21ff6a3ce3b589

 

[Leglover1234]

Love the idea of tearing down old buildings

 

[Wedge_Antilles]

That's 1.8% of the population. Either that's wrong or nobody in that town gives a rat fuck.

 

[butters]

That's 1.8% of the population. Either that's wrong or nobody in that town gives a rat fuck.

don't know the makeup of the population... how many under voting age, how many not registered etc..., but it does look a small slice.

 

[Lazaran]

don't know the makeup of the population... how many under voting age, how many not registered etc..., but it does look a small slice.

To be honest, I think Wedgie’s math is a bit off. And small town mayoral races in a mid- term year don’t typically generate much participation.

358 out of 2,000 seems fairly “normal”.

imho….

 

[butters]

closer to 10+%, isn't it? 218x10=2180 or summat?

 

[Wedge_Antilles]

To be honest, I think Wedgie’s math is a bit off. And small town mayoral races in a mid- term year don’t typically generate much participation.

358 out of 2,000 seems fairly “normal”.

imho….

it actually is. I rounded up but also put decimal wrong place. It's 18 which is about right.

 

[Wedge_Antilles]

closer to 10+%, isn't it? 218x10=2180 or summat?

It's 17.9. I rounded up to 18 and put 1.8 and bought my own bullshit. That's on me.

 

[Lazaran]

closer to 10+%, isn't it? 218x10=2180 or summat?

Well yeah, but you really need to look at the total votes, and also consider those ineligible to vote.

I would say the participation was “normal”.

 

[butters]

It's 17.9. I rounded up to 18 and put 1.8 and bought my own bullshit. That's on me.

oh, you were referring to the vote totals for both candidates.

 

[iso36]

Political geniuses!

 

[HisArpy]

Dam that systemic racism that's always keeping the minorities down and out.