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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Special elections normally only attract diehard voters and I assume most of them will be informed. But, if there is any significant uniformed anti-Muriel Bowser vote, I wonder if Renee Bowser will be hurt more than Todd? I feel like Renee is the only opponent to Todd who is getting any traction. But, I almost wish she had a different name.
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I would not make that assumption; the rate of  adult illiteracy in Ward 4 is 42.4%.

I suppose they might be "informed" by their pastors and employers as to how they are supposed to vote.[/quote]

What is your source for that statistic? That doesn't come close to my experience after living in Ward 4 for over 15 years.[/quote]

No, it is correct alright:

http://www.american.edu/ocl/volunteer/Community-Service-Center-Maps-and-Stats.cfm

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Okay, I misread that the first time to say that the "literacy" rate was only 42.4% rather than the "illiteracy" rate. So, maybe I account for part of that number. Regardless, that still seems awful high based on my experience. AU didn't give a source for their number (at least not one that I saw). I tried to find independent numbers and couldn't find anything recent. Perhaps that is an old figure that doesn't account for recent demographic changes? Or, they are counting infants among the illiterate.
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