An interesting bit of news from The Detroit News:
Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Half of the eight mayoral hopefuls on Detroit’s primary ballot next week have been convicted of felony crimes involving drugs, assault or weapons, a Detroit News analysis shows.
Three were charged with gun crimes and two for assault with intent to commit murder. Some of the offenses date back decades, the earliest to 1977. The most recent was in 2008.
Political consultant Greg Bowens said there are candidates with past hardships in every election cycle. It’s not something unique to Detroit or the political arena in general, he said.
Yeah Greg - try and spin that piece of inconvenient news.
Let me introduce you to Louis C. Miriani - from Infogalactic:
Louis C. Miriani (January 1, 1897 – October 18, 1987) was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan (1957–62). He was the last Republican mayor of Detroit.
So Detroit has been governed by Democrats for the last 55 years and people wonder why it is the stinking wasteland that it is? This was once Motor City.
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