so who voted? Duggan and Napoleon Win Detroit Mayoral Primary

[Det_ard]

And I don't disagree with you, Bailey. The fact is voter participation of all Americans frustrates me to no end. Some of it has to do with roadblocks endemic in the voting process. Why do we hold elections on what is usually a workday for most people? Why not hold them on weekends? Why just one day? Why not over two days, or more?

Anyone who's truly motivated to vote will find a way. Absentee is a viable option if one's schedule is an issue. I question whether we really want unmotivated and unengaged voters.

But more to the point is my frustration that Detroiters and/or Detroit voters are often used as the whipping boy by the media, the peanut gallery, and in this particular instance by cla1945.

Well, given the parade of clowns elected in Detroit by Detroiters can you really blame them? Pugh, Conyers, Reeves, Bates, Kilpatrick, Watson, BRC, Reverend Murray, etc.. I know the choices aren't always that great, but the electoral decision making of a large number of Detroiters understandably brings ridicule upon the city.

[Johnnny5]

I question whether we really want unmotivated and unengaged voters..

^^^^ Yeah that! I never did understand the push to get everyone [[No matter how uninformed they may be) to the polls. Of course we should all have our say in a democracy, but I think we end up with a better results when those casting their ballots are making informed choices and not just filling in circles next to the names that they recognize.

[antongast]

Well, given the parade of clowns elected in Detroit by Detroiters can you really blame them? Pugh, Conyers, Reeves, Bates, Kilpatrick, Watson, BRC, Reverend Murray, etc.. I know the choices aren't always that great, but the electoral decision making of a large number of Detroiters understandably brings ridicule upon the city.

Yeah, and the mayor of Toronto smokes crack, the mayor of San Diego sexually harasses any woman who comes within a hundred feet of him, one of Wisconsin's US Senators thinks global warming is caused by sunspots, the governor of Virginia took millions in bribes from a quack peddler of snake-oil pharmaceuticals, and let's not forget the mayor of Troy [[elected in Troy by...Troy-ites? Trojans?) who tried to turn down free money to build a transit center because something something Obama, and ended up accepting a reduced amount of free money in exchange for a somewhat crappier transit center.

[jt1]

Yeah, and the mayor of Toronto smokes crack, the mayor of San Diego sexually harasses any woman who comes within a hundred feet of him, one of Wisconsin's US Senators thinks global warming is caused by sunspots, the governor of Virginia took millions in bribes from a quack peddler of snake-oil pharmaceuticals, and let's not forget the mayor of Troy [[elected in Troy by...Troy-ites? Trojans?) who tried to turn down free money to build a transit center because something something Obama, and ended up accepting a reduced amount of free money in exchange for a somewhat crappier transit center.

Don't forget that there was only about a 15-20% turnout in troy when there was a question about booting the crazy Mayor out of office.