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So for the reference of any locals who want to know how I'm voting, extensive discussion of the various Minneapolis races is below.
For the non-locals who will be eligible to vote on Tuesday, a quick plea: the Presidential race has gotten a lot of attention. To the point that I kind of wonder how the TV and radio stations are even going to survive after November 2nd, without all that ad revenue. But there are other races. Congressional and Senate; state legislature; school board; whatever. If you haven't been paying attention to those races, take a moment and educate yourself. Find a sample ballot and Google the candidates; find out what they stand for (or whether one of them is a raving lunatic, as is the case for the incumbent in some race I read about). Make a list of who you're voting for, if you'll need it for the smaller races. Those races count. They're important. It doesn't take that much time to learn about them.
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For the non-locals who will be eligible to vote on Tuesday, a quick plea: the Presidential race has gotten a lot of attention. To the point that I kind of wonder how the TV and radio stations are even going to survive after November 2nd, without all that ad revenue. But there are other races. Congressional and Senate; state legislature; school board; whatever. If you haven't been paying attention to those races, take a moment and educate yourself. Find a sample ballot and Google the candidates; find out what they stand for (or whether one of them is a raving lunatic, as is the case for the incumbent in some race I read about). Make a list of who you're voting for, if you'll need it for the smaller races. Those races count. They're important. It doesn't take that much time to learn about them.
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