Well, we won’t know who the two winning candidates will be until after 7 p.m. when the polls close. But I already know who the loser is (besides Paul Congemi): St. Petersburg.
I don’t have to look at the latest voter turnout results to say St. Pete citizens have abdicated their duties as an electorate. After visiting precincts on the north, south and west sides of town, I can see that voters largely stayed home from this mayoral primary.
But the numbers back me up, too.
This article appears in Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2009.