An excellent post! Pratt had to be taken out. Even if he could never win the mayor’s race, they could not tolerate months of alternative messaging. Remember, they cancelled the second debate!
When this is officially over, it will be obvious to anyone with an actual brain that the election “process” in effect, cancelled the votes of every Pratt ballot. (It was announced that tax referendums were at the same time defeated? Is that true? Interesting.)
The volunteers who created his effective social media campaign should stay active, even in defeat. Let’s see them handle the vote totals, by number and method.
Luthmann is over the target. Americans are losing confidence in elections when ballot counting stretches for days and major races appear to change course long after Election Day. That distrust cannot simply be dismissed or mocked—it must be addressed. If politicians or election officials have broken laws, they should be investigated, prosecuted, and punished through due process. If the system is functioning properly, transparency should prove it.
The deeper issue is accountability. Citizens watching declining public services, rising crime, homelessness, and deteriorating city conditions want answers from the leaders they elected. Public trust survives only when elections are transparent, timely, and beyond reasonable doubt. Without that trust, confidence in government itself continues to erode.
An excellent post! Pratt had to be taken out. Even if he could never win the mayor’s race, they could not tolerate months of alternative messaging. Remember, they cancelled the second debate!
When this is officially over, it will be obvious to anyone with an actual brain that the election “process” in effect, cancelled the votes of every Pratt ballot. (It was announced that tax referendums were at the same time defeated? Is that true? Interesting.)
The volunteers who created his effective social media campaign should stay active, even in defeat. Let’s see them handle the vote totals, by number and method.
Luthmann is over the target. Americans are losing confidence in elections when ballot counting stretches for days and major races appear to change course long after Election Day. That distrust cannot simply be dismissed or mocked—it must be addressed. If politicians or election officials have broken laws, they should be investigated, prosecuted, and punished through due process. If the system is functioning properly, transparency should prove it.
The deeper issue is accountability. Citizens watching declining public services, rising crime, homelessness, and deteriorating city conditions want answers from the leaders they elected. Public trust survives only when elections are transparent, timely, and beyond reasonable doubt. Without that trust, confidence in government itself continues to erode.