Ferguson, Mo. mayoral election: Republican James Knowles III wins reelection
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« on: April 09, 2017, 07:08:40 PM »
This was somewhat surprising, but the turnout was disappointing for Black Lives Matter activists. Republican mayor James Knowles III won reelection on April 4, defeating Democrat Ella Jones.

As you may remember, Ferguson, Mo. is the place where Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer in what many see as racial bias and police brutality.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/us/ferguson-mayor-race.html?_r=0
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2017, 07:15:25 PM »
Sounds like people in Ferguson are disillusioned. I don't blame them.
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2017, 07:23:19 PM »
The margin was 12 points (56%-44%).
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2017, 08:06:06 PM »
Quote from: Holmes on April 09, 2017, 07:15:25 PM
Sounds like people in Ferguson are disillusioned. I don't blame them.

If they want changes, they should demand more from Mayor Knowles.
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2017, 09:23:27 PM »
Quote from: bronz4141 on April 09, 2017, 08:06:06 PM
Quote from: Holmes on April 09, 2017, 07:15:25 PM
Sounds like people in Ferguson are disillusioned. I don't blame them.

If they want changes, they should demand more from Mayor Knowles.
It's not like the hordes of media and political agitators who have flooded the city have endeared themselves to the local population
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2017, 09:56:54 PM »
Of course voter turnout was low; it was a mayoral election in April, like the city of St. Louis, where only 58,303 valid, countable votes were cast at the same time. This only 5 months after 132,487 votes were cast for President.

Quote from: Holmes on April 09, 2017, 07:15:25 PM
Sounds like people in Ferguson are disillusioned. I don't blame them.

The turnout among black voters in the St. Louis area dropped quite a lot even in Nov. 2016 compared to Nov. 2012. In State Representative District 76 -- which has the highest percent of black population in the whole state of Missouri: over 97% black -- the drop from Nov. 2012 to Nov. 2016 was almost 28%. That's a lot of disillusionment.
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2017, 10:23:14 PM »
Turnout in St. Louis City was very high for a municipal elections. See: Los Angeles municipal elections last month.
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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2017, 10:27:29 PM »
Epic fail there.
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2017, 10:41:39 PM »
Does anyone have a racial breakdown of voters who turned out last week?
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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2017, 10:58:25 PM »
« Edited: April 10, 2017, 06:30:30 AM by Jimmie »
Yup..  my home town re-elected James Knowles. I am no longer in that jurisdiction so could not participate in that election.

I was not really surprised to be honest.
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« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2017, 11:13:23 PM »
Meh. After Katrina, New Orleans re-elected certified dolthackcriminal Ray Nagin. Sometimes change takes time.
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« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2017, 10:06:10 AM »
Quote from: Maxwell on April 09, 2017, 11:13:23 PM
Meh. After Katrina, New Orleans re-elected certified dolthackcriminal Ray Nagin. Sometimes change takes time.

^ the sad, cold truth
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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2017, 03:53:41 PM »
I'm surprised that city has a Republican mayor.
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