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Midnight Writer

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3. He barely won in a three way race. He got 38% of the vote. Hardly a mandate.

Reply to mrsv (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 12:46 AM

Sep 2016

His closest opponent got 36%. Other candidates took the rest, with a strong independent runner taking 19%.

In other words, 62% voted against this ass hat clown, yet he still ended up in office.

Moral; never cast a protest vote.

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What does this say mrsv Sep 2016 #1

That they've had 5 years to regret it. mpcamb Sep 2016 #2

He barely won in a three way race. He got 38% of the vote. Hardly a mandate. Midnight Writer Sep 2016 #3