Well, Trumpist moonbattery—not to mention public property battery—doesn’t win every election. Groton Mayor Scott Hanlon was able to beat back a challenge from recent New York transplant, election-fraud liar, and Brown County Courthouse vandal Aaron Grant in yesterday’s election. Hanlon soundly defeated Grant 90% to 10%:
Hanlon received 218 votes compared to his challenger Aaron Grant, who received 24.
“I’m happy to be mayor for another three years,” Hanlon said by phone Tuesday evening.
He said he’s glad for the opportunity to to do his best for the community. He also expressed his gratitude for all the voters who participated in the election.
“Everyone needs to participate and have a say,” Hanlon said.
According to the city, voter turnout was 25% [Elisa Sand, “Groton Mayor Wins Re-Election over Challenger Who Admitted Smashing Election Laptop in December,” Aberdeen News via Yahoo, 2022.04.13].
Hanlon remains mayor for another three years. Grant remains on probation for another five months.
And after all that 24 people voted FOR him?
It certainly makes you wonder about the 24.
I’ll bet more than half go to church with Grant. Religious radicals stick together.
Mayor Hanlon might have a screeching pet that could be liable for blessing his opponent some of the 24 votes he was unable to sway his way.
Intuition suggests that possibly the remaining opposing votes against Mr. Hanlon are a result of transplant Grant’s fellow congregators and silly revolution-era LARPers.
Congratulations, Mayor Hanlon and thank you for making the health of future generations your primary goal in leadership.
Great victory’s!
Although 25% voted?
25% showed up and voted for democracy. 75% were serfs. Too lazy to vote.
It’s really not much different nationwide. All the crazies will continue to move to South Dakota and Idaho. Good luck with that.
If Mayor Handlin has a screeching pet, grudznick would bet you a gravy-laden breakfast this Mr. Grant fellow is the sort who would shoot it in the dead of the night. So keep those pet cats and possums inside at night, folks.
Well…it just goes to prove, that in South Dakota, you can’t be too far to the Right…no matter how far Right you stake out a position, you’ll find Republicans who will support you.
I would wager that those 24 are folks who have had some encounter with city government (zoning issue, building permit issue, inoperable vehicle issue, yard full of weeds issue, etc.) that left them with a bitter resentful twitch in their voting fingers.
Screeching creatures, disgruntled townspeople, fellow worshippers, LARP brethren almost covers the 24 likely ‘reasonings’ (way too dignified a word-making allowances here) for voting in favor of the demise of democracy about has it all covered, gentlemen. Allow me to propose such a scenario for the mutinous vote being due to the fact the incumbent candidate happens to stroll into voter X’s convenient store the moment voter X intends to go on break in order to go out for a smoke. Every time. He must do it purposely.
I wonder if I’m not alone feeling almostly sympathetic for the mutinous vote *in certain situations. Such as, his Liege’s lovely first madam old lady always baking banana bread that is dry as a mummy’s pocket and she insists on always watching you choke it down. Strange neighbor annoyances. Damn code enforcement. Parking spot thieves. But hey, I get it and it is good the good mayor is still trying. Decency and refraining from violence are paramount in elected roles.
As long as we keep it up like it matters-matters like air-the kids will catch on enough to know what it’s intended to be. They will show us what’s so American.
Somehow between the accuracy of Mr. Schriever’s wager and Mr. G’s barely watered down gravy fountain ante, who needs the oracle? We could pose one heck of a formidable election insight panel, homies. If I say so myself.