While I am a suburbanite (a damned one), I encourage all Cincinnati residents reading this to get out and vote, if they haven't already. The turnout is expected to be low, so be careful when you vote.
VOTE FOR ONE CANDIDATE, AND NO MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE.
If you vote for more than one, NONE of your votes will count.
This is confusing because the two top vote-getters will be on the final November ballot, and the 2001 run-off had that problem.
This is, however, a non-partisan election. If you are a lifelong Democrat and Republican Charlie Winburn interests you, you can vote for him. Likewise if you are a young Republican, yet David Pepper, a Democrat, is your best candidate, you are in luck. There are a few independents, including Justin Jeffre.
I'm hoping that the next mayor (my choice: Winburn) will reverse the crime culture that has run rampant in the last several years, as well as the exodus of residents and businesses to suburbs and other regions. If Cincinnati is to succeed, it needs to be a common sense city that is truly diverse. A place where both conservatives and progressives feel comfortbale, and the sports fan and patron of the arts can both rave about a great city. Where race is solely a physical description, not a way of life. Home to a school system that will generate good contributors to society, and do a better job at reducing homelessness and poverty than any government of social service agency could.
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