Local Elections

**Zealot** · 2020-11-25 12:11

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/...mocratic-cand/

So a Democrat won an Arkansas state seat that Democrats have held since Reconstruction and the Supreme Court disqualified him because he has almost 3-decade old misdemeanor convictions (for selling mortgaged crops?) and their Constitution bars anyone with any fraud convictions from ever holding public office.

Despite my instincts that the law itself is probably rooted in preventing black candidates from holding public office after the Civil War (convict every random black person you can of a misdemeanor theft, take away their right to hold public office for life) it was applied correctly in this case but like... they decided then that the will of the voters (he won with 52% of the vote) was invalid and gave the seat to the Republican, declaring he effectively ran unopposed. Why not hold a special election? Or let Democrats choose a new candidate?

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**Yabby** · 2020-11-25 13:34

Originally Posted by Zealot

Why not hold a special election? Or let Democrats choose a new candidate?

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I think everyone knows why.

**Tomiko** · 2020-11-26 00:53

Can't the Dems turn it back around on them? I have to believe that it shouldn't be hard to find similar dirt for their candidates.

**Athas** · 2020-11-26 01:31

I doubt every Arkansas state rep has misdemeanor convictions.

**Kaslo** · 2021-01-11 09:36

https://twitter.com/scottbix/status/...870937088?s=20

**Qalbert** · 2021-01-11 09:41

**Day** · 2021-01-11 10:03

reddit moment

**Athas** · 2021-01-11 11:05

I mean, I've heard plenty of coworkers who live in the city complaining about exactly this. Some working out of their bathrooms because they don't have a dedicated office space.

**Day** · 2021-01-11 11:14

Yeah I think that's the oof part

also from article

In fact, many New Yorkers have experienced just that dynamic, or far more challenging circumstances. Asked to respond to voters who expect their future mayor to have stayed in the city in its darkest moments, Mr. Yang suggested that his location was not relevant to his work at the time, and that New Yorkers would prioritize plans to move the city forward.

**Roranora** · 2021-01-11 11:44

lemme get that remote-work mayor gig, wow what a life

**Day** · 2021-01-11 12:00

its like playing sim city

**Zealot** · 2021-01-12 00:40

I don't know, New York has a pretty strong recent history of electing clueless rich people.

**6souls** · 2021-01-14 01:03

https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/sta...39337973727233

**6souls** · 2021-01-15 08:35

https://twitter.com/AndrewYang/statu...79442488590337

**Byrthnoth** · 2021-01-15 08:42

Turns out Yang was actually just an awkward billionaire.

**archibaldcrane** · 2021-01-15 09:35

He's nowhere near being a billionaire lol

**archibaldcrane** · 2021-01-15 09:37

By some estimates I'm worth more than he is. People think "Asian businessman" and assume he's loaded lol

Media outlets have provided several estimates of Yang's net worth: $1 million according to Forbes, between $834,000 and $2.4 million according to The Wall Street Journal, and between $3 million and $4 million according to Newsweek.