Atlanta has a new mayor

[Lotusflower70]

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[DangerousUrNot]

1. Really close!

I see a recount coming up.

[rpannier]

2. That's what I was thinking when I first saw

There should be one with such a small difference

[burrowowl]

3. Keeping fingers crossed!

[Cattledog]

4. Deja vu. Same outcome in 2009 for Norwood.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/us/10atlanta.html

ATLANTA — Kasim Reed, a lawyer and former state legislator, was elected mayor of Atlanta by a margin of 714 votes, according to a recount of last week’s vote that concluded on Wednesday afternoon.

His opponent, Mary Norwood, a City Council member, requested the recount, which failed to reverse the outcome of last week’s runoff election. Under Georgia law, a recount is permitted when the margin of victory is less than 1 percent of the total vote. Ms. Norwood conceded the race after the recount confirmed her loss.

[hlthe2b]

5. i haven't followed this.. Is the presumed winner the better choice?

[MGKrebs]

6. Kiesha is up to her neck in a corruption probe.

The new city council president is a relentless fighter for transparency (some would say she doesn't know when to back off).
This should be interesting, but I suspect it will be ugly for a while.

I heard that Kiesha wrote a check for $300,000 to the Dem Party of Ga. The Dem Party of Ga supported her.

Norwood calls herself an independent. She's been on city council for a while.

[mercuryblues]

7. OMG! Stop the presses!

The Dem party supported the Dem candidate over the Independent. Now the city council, with the losing candidate is going to stir shit.