[Mpls] Who's got the voting power in Minneapolis

[Greg Abbott]

The fact that R.T. is an incumbent makes this pattern look stronger  
than it is.  And the fact that Sayles Belton was such an unpopular  
incumbent made this pattern look stronger than it was in 2001.

If this were an open seat election McLaughlin would be picking up  
more DFL votes in 7, 10, 11, and 13 than he is this year.  (As a  
matter of fact, were this an open seat election, McLaughlin probably  
would have gotten the DFL endorsement and consequently would be  
getting the majority of the vote in 7, 10, 11, and 13).

I think you're reading too much into the available data.

Greg Abbott
Linden Hills


On Nov 2, 2005, at 8:57 AM, freealonzo at mn.rr.com wrote:

> I see the historical patterns not only prevailing in future elections,
> but also hardening.  Whether you agree with the candidate or not, RT
> has shown that this is the way to win a majority of the vote in a  
> City-
> wide election. It's hard to see a different coalition arising to to
> challenge it.