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[quote=Anonymous]It doesn't really matter what the demographics of Ward 2 are, since Elissa doesn't live in Ward 2 and would not be likely to have a great chance of winning there if she moved only to run there.

I voted for Elissa and was very disappointed she didn't win, but I don't think the Vince Gray analogy is all that apt. Gray was under federal investigation for potential criminal violations; Silverman was accused of a minor campaign finance violation with no associated criminal penalties. Gray had been under scrutiny for months and months before the election, where this stuff came out relatively late in the campaign. In Gray's case, it was essentially the bulk of the argument against his reelection. In Elissa's case, she had already alienated a lot of other members of the Council long before the Ward 3 primary she was accused of interfering in got underway.

I very much doubt anyone's vote was decided by the finding that her sharing the poll with W3 candidates was inappropriate, though it clearly did appear to undermine her good-government image. I think she was going to lose regardless, though.[/quote]

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