tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post3738269787429937613..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Let The Race BeginLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-2025140408592265812013-12-02T13:48:04.798-05:002013-12-02T13:48:04.798-05:00Run Larry, then you could give first hand account ...Run Larry, then you could give first hand account of Selectboard issues. I'm sure Dave K. would show you the ropes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-43527018136046180662013-12-02T12:19:06.526-05:002013-12-02T12:19:06.526-05:00Run, Larry, run!Run, Larry, run!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-78083015264361157792013-12-02T12:01:30.901-05:002013-12-02T12:01:30.901-05:00If A's followers prefer B to C and C's fol...If A's followers prefer B to C and C's followers prefer A to C, then having the 1500-1000 majority elect both their preferred candidates is arguably the right outcome.<br /><br />If you want minority factions to be represented, you need a system like that in Cambridge MA, and you need more positions available. In that system, if 4/9 of the voters preferred all left-handed candidates to all right-handed candidates, you would guarantee that at least four of the nine councilors would be left-handed.<br /><br />Any word on whether the school committee posts will be contested? I was interested in the furor on this blog earlier in the fall about whether the current administration is limiting the availability of algebra for eighth-graders, and I might well vote for SC based on that issue.DaveMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779581893863396042noreply@blogger.com